Fauna Management Plan v2 - Essence Peregian Beach

Fauna Management Plan v2                                                                      NCES REF: J000488
215 David Low Way, Peregian Beach



All vegetation is to be felled onto the site and is to avoid impacts to offsite vegetation. Any
disturbance to adjoining vegetation, including incidental deposition of vegetative waste material, is
to be remedied as soon as possible following completion of clearing works.
5.3        Fauna Spotter/Catcher
A suitably qualified and experienced licensed fauna spotter/catcher is to be present for the duration
of clearing works to monitor and manage fauna species observed during the clearing process.
Individual trees within and immediately adjacent to the clearing zone will continue to be inspected
from ground level to canopy throughout each day’s clearing activities.
The management of fauna may require specific actions as follows:
       •    Directing clearing contractors to undertake clearing in a direction that encourages wildlife to
            move off-site unassisted and toward adjacent suitable habitat;
       •    Directing clearing contractors to undertake sequential clearing of understorey vegetation
            prior to potential/known habitat trees to disturb the existing habitat and encourage wildlife to
            move off-site;
       •    Directing clearing contractors to retain individual standing trees that are host to wildlife until
            the wildlife has moved on;
       •    Directing clearing contractors to retain all felled hollow bearing trees (if present) in-situ until
            they have been thoroughly inspected and where fauna is identified then the trees be left in-
            situ overnight to allow fauna to move to nearby habitat;
       •    Monitoring potential nests for signs of active occupation prior to clearance of the tree and
            where fauna is identified (i.e. nestlings) leaving the tree standing until it has been vacated;
       •    Hand capture of displaced fauna that is unable to move off site without assistance;
       •    Herding macropods and other terrestrial fauna away from the clearing footprint;
       •    Monitoring of bird and other species utilising the site (other than those known to be nesting
            on site);
       •    Immediate on-site assessment of injured fauna and delivery to the nearest veterinarian for
            treatment if required; and
       •    Delivery of injured or orphaned fauna to wildlife carers for rehabilitation where veterinary
            inspection is not warranted.

5.4        Fauna Monitoring
During vegetation clearing, the fauna spotter/catcher is to monitor all fauna that may be at risk of
injury or death by the vegetation clearing. The fauna spotter/catcher is responsible for removing all
wildlife from within the clearance zone to minimise the potential for injury or death.

5.5        Injured Fauna
In the instance of fauna injury, the subject animal/s and injuries are to be assessed on site by the
fauna spotter/catcher and where the injury is of a minor nature then the animal is to be released into
suitable habitat adjacent to the site. Alternatively, injured fauna is to be taken to a veterinarian or a
registered wildlife carer as deemed required by the fauna spotter/catcher.
All fauna removed from the site by the fauna spotter/catcher due to injury or requiring care are to be
returned by the fauna spotter/catcher to the relocation habitat west of the site in the first instance, or
where not suitable similar habitat (as deemed appropriate by the fauna spotter/catcher) in proximity
to the site.




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