Ecological Assessment Report

        The site does contain habitat suitable for the white throated needletail, grey-headed flying fox
        and the striped blind snake. The white throated needle tail is a migratory bird species which is
        predominantly aerial and does not breed in Australia. Therefore, impacts to this species are
        considered highly unlikely. Similarly, grey-headed flying fox would only be expected to
        occasionally utilise the site for seasonal foraging purposes and are unlikely to be impacted by the
        proposed vegetation clearing.

        Whilst there remains the possibility that the striped blind snake could be present within the site,
        the primary impact would be damage/death to individuals during the vegetation clearing. The
        requirement to engage a qualified fauna spotter catcher during vegetation clearing will largely
        mitigate this impact. Given the retention of large areas of vegetated habitat within the site and
        adjoining allotments, the removal of approximately 2,100m2 of edge-based habitat is not
        expected to unacceptably impact any of the conservation significant fauna species if present in
        the locality.

        Koalas
        The remnant vegetation within the development site is mapped as essential habitat for the koala
        and the property is mapped as being in a koala priority area and koala habitat (core) area under
        the DES koala habitat mapping (refer to Figure 8).




       Figure 8 – Koala habitat mapping (green = core habitat, hatching = koala priority area)
       [Queensland Globe Image]


30 September 2021                                   Chris Bentley                                 Page: 12
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                                     Proposed Dwelling at 11 Senegal Rise, Doonan