UPDATED DA - Attachment 8 - Flora and Fauna Assessment

                                                                                                            Native Foresters




4.3      Fauna assessment

The vegetation and habitats on Site A support the breeding and habitation requirements of a
moderate diversity of native fauna, including the Endangered Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). A
fresh scat was detected in the north east of Site A. There are 13 WildNet and Wildcare records of
Koala to the west, north and south. A list of fauna species recorded during the survey is provided
in Table 5.

Small choruses of Vulnerable Wallum froglet (Crinia tinnula) were heard calling from ephemeral
ponds to the west of Eumundi Noosa Road and large populations are known to occur in the
groundwater dependent ecosystems to the east, however no froglets were heard calling on site
A. There were no ephemeral ponds noted on Site A, other than the drain near the entrance road.

There are records of Endangered Greater glider (Petauroides armillatus) within similar habitat
1km north of impact area (Hollett Road, Wildcare data), however scat detection survey is required
to confirm presence or absence of this cryptic species. Only two hollow-bearing trees were
identified on Site A, so whilst it may constitute a movement corridor for arboreal mammals, Site
A is considered unlikely to support a viable population of Greater gliders.

                                          TABLE 5: Fauna survey results
                   SCIENTIFIC NAME                              COMMON NAME
                   BIRDS
                   Cracticus torquatus                          Grey butcherbird
                   Dacelo novaeguineae                          Laughing kookaburra
                   Gymnorhina tibicen                           Australian magpie
                   Macropygia phasianella                       Brown cuckoo-dove
                   Myiagra rubecula                             Leaden flycatcher
                   Philemon citreogularis                       Little friarbird
                   Philemon corniculatus                        Noisy friarbird
                   Rhipidura albiscapa                          Grey fantail
                   Mammals
                   Macropus giganteus                           Eastern grey kangaroo
                   Phascolarctos cinereus                       Koala E
                   Pseudocheirus peregrinus                     Common ringtail possum
                   Rattus sp                                    A bush rat
                   Amphibians
                   Litoria nasuta                               Striped rocket frog
                   Rhinella marina*                             Cane Toad
                   Reptiles
                   Lampropholis delicata                        Dark-flecked garden skink
                  KEY:
                  Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (E), Vulnerable (V), Near Threatened (NT), Special Least Concern (SL)
                  Introduced (*)




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