Response to Info Request - Attachment 6a - Ecological Assessment Part 1 MCU18-0015 & RAL18-0015 · MCU18/0015

                            Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



FIGURES 8 and 9 show the locations of trap and survey sites for the 2003 and 2018 surveys
respectively. A summary of the 2003 and 2018 survey effort for the site assessments are
shown in TABLE 5.

                                       TABLE 5
                             SUMMARY OF TRAPPING EFFORT
     Trap / Survey Type           Survey Effort 2003                  Survey Effort 2018
       Elliott trapping             100 trap nights                     320 trap nights
           Cage traps               24 trap nights                      16 trap nights
     Pitfall/Funnel traps           60 trap nights                      128 trap nights
     Anabat/SongMeter
                                               -                           4 nights
           (bat calls)
          Spotlighting                    9.5 hours                         8 hours
         Call playback                     3 nights                        4 nights
                                Diurnal dusk/dawn survey –       Diurnal dusk/dawn survey –
                                 4 hrs, searches for orts –       4 hrs, searches for orts –
         Bird survey
                                 1 hr, 5 days opportunistic       1 hr, 5 days opportunistic
                                           records                          records
                                  4 hours targeted active          8 hours targeted active
   Amphibian and Reptile
                                     searches, 4 nights              searches, 4 nights of
         surveys
                                   opportunistic records            opportunistic records
        Camera traps                           -                        16 trap nights



4.2.2.2 Opportunistic Sightings
The random meander technique (Cropper 1993) was used to traverse the site. All incidental
records of fauna utilising the study area were recorded. Discoveries of scratch marks on
trees, scats, footprints, diggings, bones and other animal traces were noted.


4.2.2.3 Active Searching
Herpetofauna was surveyed by two (2) ecologist between the 10th November 2003 and the
15th November 2003 for a total of approximately four (4) person hours. Herpetofauna was
surveyed by one (1) ecologist between the 16th and 20th April 2018 for a total of
approximately eight (8) person hours.

Survey methodology included physical searches in all habitats. Any logs, sheets of tin,
cardboard, bark and leaves were overturned in search of reptiles and amphibians while
traversing the site. Searches were undertaken for diggings, scats, and bones. Smooth-
barked trees were inspected for signs of koala activity such as scratch marks and scats.
Active observation of bird and amphibian activity, both aurally and visually, was
undertaken during the site visit.

Methodology was designed to target significant species as listed under the EPBC Act and
NCWR (e.g. Litoria cooloolensis, L. freycineti, L. brevipalmata, Crinia tinnula,
Coeranoscincus reticulatus, Ophioscincus truncatus).



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