Fauna Spotting Catching Clearance Surveys

We have developed plans and protocols and undertaken a wide range of aquatic (and terrestrial) fauna, spotting/catching, clearance surveys, salvage and translocation.

Services

• Fauna spotting and catching
• Pre-construction fauna clearance surveys
• Fauna capture, release and translocation
• Dam or pond dewatering fauna clearance
• Implementation of CEMP fauna handling protocols

Project Experience

• Aquatic fauna salvage (fish, reptiles and frogs) for a large dam dewatering project.
• Frog and fish salvage for a 2.5km long drain clearing project.
• Fauna habitat identification for a major Melbourne rail project.
• Dwarf Galaxias (Galaxiella pusila) salvage and translocation for a residential property development.
• Capture and translocation of Australian Mudfish (Neochanna cleaveri) for a bulk water storage dam construction project in Apollo Bay.
• Pre-clearance of fauna for a major road development in the west of Melbourne (birds, mammals, bats and amphibians).
• European Carp (Cyprinus carpio) removal program for a WWTP storage pond redevelopment.
• Eastern Gambusia (Gambusia holbrooki) harvesting in a constructed wetland as part of Growling Gras Frog (Litoria raniformis) habitat management.