Attachment 5 - Documents referenced in conditions · OPW25/0012

Fauna Management Plan
3-7 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads

Action Task Responsibility | Timing
A bird is 1) Ideally the nest should be left undisturbed Fauna Spotter During
found sitting until nesting activities have been completed all

on anest (i.e. young have left the nest). clearing
with eggs or 2) Carry out clearing in non-breeding season. activities
young 3) Fauna Spotter must not authorise the felling

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of a tree known to contain, or likely to

contain nesting birds, by any means or

method that is likely to:

a) Injure or kill any wild animal; or,

b) Result in the unmanaged dispersal or
escape of birds.

Methods which a Fauna Spotter may

approve and use for the felling of a tree

containing an active nest are limited to:

a) Segmental removal of the tree by a tree
surgeon, with hollow-bearing limbs
being checked by the Fauna Spotter and
cleared of fauna using a cherry picker;

b) Segmental removal of the tree by a tree
surgeon, with hollow-bearing limbs
plugged and lowered to the ground for
inspection by the Fauna Spotter;

c) Use of an excavator with vertical grab to
lower the main trunk (after removal of
lateral limbs); or,

d) A combination of the above methods.

For smaller trees, or in circumstances where

access of a cherry picker is impossible, an

excavator with a vertical tree-grab
attachment may be used to lower a tree to
the ground for inspection by the Fauna

Spotter.

Advanced fledglings can be collected and

temporarily cared for by a wildlife carer for

subsequent release in accordance with
procedures for an animal is captured for

 

relocation.
Abird nest is 1) Where found prior to clearing works, Contractor, During
observed ina inactive nests are removed during pre- Fauna Spotter all
tree but clearance surveys to minimise the chance clearing
unknown that a new nesting attempt would occur activities
whether it is before clearance.

usedornot 2)

During clearing works, watch the nest for a
period of time to see whether any birds fly
to or from the nest.

 

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