Noosa Civic-Noosaville- Fauna Management Plan · OPW20/0145

                          d. In areas containing a dominance of koala food trees
                               and positively identified Koala sightings and/or
                               identified scat or scratch marks a koala spotter is
                               to be present during clearing activities.
                          e. If a Koala is not injured but refuses to move from the
                               clearance area on its own accord after two days,
                               the S/C will liaise with DES and negotiate
                               appropriate methods for removal and relocation.

D) Releasing Fauna

                 1.   The animal must be released as near as practical to the
                      point of capture.
                 2.   Where practical animals should be relocated with the

To reduce the         hollow in which they were found or a suitable nest box.
impact the       3.   When releasing wildlife attention must be paid to several       Fauna spotter    Project Duration
project has on
native fauna          factors, including weather conditions, seasonal conditions
                      and the animal’s ecology.
                 4. Fauna should be released at a suitable time of day in a
                      suitable location.


E) Mulching Works

                 1. All the hollow features within the cleared vegetation should
To reduce the         either be removed so that they can relocated into the
impact the                                                                            Fauna spotter
                      protected areas or destroyed. This reduces the risk of any                       Clearing Works
project has on                                                                        and
native fauna          native fauna occupying the cleared vegetation stockpiles        construction/
                                                                                      clearing crew
                      and being injured during the mulching works.

F) Reporting

                 1.   At the end of clearing works the spotter/catcher is to
                      compile a post-clearing fauna report which is to include-
                          a. Number of hollows and occupancy

To reduce the             b. Which species occupied the hollows
impact the                c. Capture and Release GPS of each animal                                    Post-clearing
                                                                                      Fauna Spotter
project has on                                                                                         Works
native fauna              d. Sighted Fauna
                          e. Whether any breeding sites were disturbed
                          f. Whether any significant fauna species were
                               sighted/encountered and management measures.




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