Attachment 5 - Documents referenced in conditions · OPW25/0012

Fauna Management Plan
3-7 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads

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Fauna Spotter must not authorise the felling
of a tree known to contain, or likely to
contain nesting birds, including any inactive
nests, 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.

Notwithstanding above, any tree containing

a nest that may have previously contained

wildlife, may be felled by any method if:

a) The Fauna Spotter has determined
definitively that no birds are present in
the tree at the time of felling; or,

b) The Fauna Spotter has removed all birds
from the tree immediately prior to
felling.

Methods which a Fauna Spotter may

approve and use for the felling of a tree

containing, or likely to contain, 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) Acombination 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.

 

A bird is 1)
found

roosting ina
tree

Wait until the roosting bird has left the tree. | Contractor, During

Fauna Spotter _ alll
clearing
activities

 

Bats are 1)
found

See methods for a tree hollow is observed/ — Contractor, During
found to be inhabited, above. Fauna Spotter _ all

 

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