250704 Fauna Management Plan v1.0

Fauna Management Plan
44 Hoy Road, Lake McDonald



  Action            Task                                                    Responsibility       Timing
                    • Habitat trees of high importance should be
                      felled last, after surrounding less important
                      vegetation has been cleared to allow easy
                      access of special plant and equipment (such as
                      cherry pickers), and to allow unhindered
                      lowering of hollow-bearing limbs. It is not
                      acceptable to fell or push over hollow‐bearing
                      trees without first removing wildlife, due to the
                      high risk of severe deceleration and/or crushing
                      injuries to wildlife inhabiting such trees.
 Restrict vehicle   • No vehicle access to areas of vegetation yet to       Project / Site       During
 access               be cleared.                                           Manager              construction
                    • Set lower vehicle speeds so that motorists have                            activities
                      a longer response time to avoid collision with
                      fauna.
 Restrict access    • Any domestic pets brought onto site during            Project / Site       During
 to site by           construction to be prevented from entering            Manager              construction
 domestic pets        retained vegetated areas to avoid injury and/or                            activities
                      predation of native fauna.
 Control waste      • Any litter should be stored in and collected from     Project / Site       During
                      covered, closable bins to discourage pest             Manager              construction
                      species (e.g. rats, mice, opportunistic bird                               activities
                      species) that could spread litter and/or
                      compete, disrupt or predate on native fauna and
                      otherwise degrade native ecosystems.
 Salvage injured    • If injured wildlife is detected during such           Wildlife Spotter     During
 wildlife             activities, the Wildlife Spotter Catcher must take    Catcher, Project /   construction
                      immediate action to notify the machinery              Site Manager         activities
                      operator to cease work, either verbally using
                      two-way radio or by visual commands, until
                      such time as the injured wildlife is captured or
                      otherwise removed from danger.
                    • All animals removed from the site must be
                      captured, restrained and held in a manner that is
                      unlikely to result in further injury, unacceptable
                      distress or suffering. Animal welfare is the
                      primary priority and responsibility of the Wildlife
                      Spotter Catcher.
                    • All fauna injuries or deaths will be reported to
                      the Wildlife Spotter Catcher and/or Project /
                      Site Manager.
                    • Contact applicable agency / group listed in
                      Table 3 and/or Table 4.
 Adaptive           • Project manager to conduct regular inspections        Project / Site       During
 management,          to ensure compliance with procedures outlined         Manager              construction
 monitoring and       in this plan.                                                              activities
 compliance         • Project manager to issue notice of compliance
                      to contractor for non-conforming works and any
                      remedial works to ensure compliance.




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