Biosis employs zoologists in all major regional and urban centres in NSW and Victoria, including Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, Central Coast, Penrith and Albury-Wodonga, Geelong and Ballarat and has prepared wildlife management plans in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania.
Biosis zoologist are specialists in fauna management and regularly prepare wildlife management plans and wildlife capture and relocation plans for development projects of all sizes across Victoria and NSW. Our specialist team also provides expert wildlife capture, relocation and management services to ensure responsible outcomes during land development and habitat modification.
The goal of a wildlife management plan (such as a Kangaroo Management Plan) or a wildlife capture and relocation plan is to minimise risks to animal welfare associated with land use changes or land development. These plans consider public safety and the environment through a staged and early series of management actions. Each plan is unique and must consider a range of methods. They are short or long-term, adaptable plans to minimise risks over the life of development and operation of a project.
Often development approval conditions require the approval holder or land manager to prepare Wildlife Management Plans or to develop construction management actions to minimise impacts on wildlife from activities such as tree or habitat removal. These plans generally require the assistance of a qualified zoologist or expert such a Biosis wildlife ecologist.
Biosis zoologist will produce a plan and report that meets the submission requirements of various government agencies, including evidence and mapping, to explain their recommended management approach.
A Wildlife Management Plan like a Kangaroo or Flying Fox Management Plan will likely include the following considerations:
- Identification of impacts and management actions for wildlife and their habitats during the construction works (e.g. impacts from tree removal).
- Strategies to avoid land-locking of land adjacent to a development that currently provides habitat pathways for targeted wildlife (e.g. Kangaroos)
- Management requirements to respond to the containment of targeted wildlife, in an area with no reasonable likelihood of their continued safe existence.
- Management and monitoring actions to sustainably manage the targeted wildlife (a population of kangaroos for example) within a suitable location.
A capture and relocation plan usually focusses on the construction stage of a development and will likely include the following considerations and activities:
- Identification of impacts and management actions for wildlife and their habitats during the construction works (e.g. impacts from tree removal).
- Tailored capture and relocation actions (fauna salvage) depending on the type of habitat removal.
- Zoologists being on site during construction works to implement the agreed wildlife capture and relocation actions.
- Reporting and compliance to meet approval conditions.