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Appendix C-20 Supplementary Terrestrial Fauna and Habitat Assessment James Price Point WA Browse LNG SEA Browse LNG Precinct ©WOODSIDE Browse Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct Strategic Assessment Report (Draft for Public Review) December 2010 Appendix C-20 Supplementary Terrestrial Fauna and Habitat Assessment James Price Point WA Browse LNG SEA Department of State Development 4 August 2010 Document No. 60103995-0000-GE-REP-0002 Supplementary Terrestrial Fauna and Habitat Assessment James Price Point, WA Browse LNG SEA Supplementary Terrestrial Fauna and Habitat Assessment Supplementary Terrestrial Fauna and Habitat Assessment James Price Point, WA Prepared for Department of State Development Prepared by AECOM Australia Pty Ltd 3 Forrest Place, Perth WA 6000, GPO Box B59, Perth WA 6849, Australia T +61 8 6430 2000 F +61 8 6430 2999 www.aecom.com ABN 20 093 846 925 4 August 2010 60103995 © AECOM Australia Pty Ltd 2010 The information contained in this document produced by AECOM Australia Pty Ltd is solely for the use of the Client identified on the cover sheet for the purpose for which it has been prepared and AECOM Australia Pty Ltd undertakes no duty to or accepts any responsibility to any third party who may rely upon this document. 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G:\60103995 - Kimberley LNG SEA\8 Issued Docs\8.1 Reports\Fauna Report\60103995-0000-GE-REP-0002_6.docx Revision Revision 6 - 4 August 2010 Browse LNG SEA Supplementary Terrestrial Fauna and Habitat Assessment Quality Information Document Supplementary Terrestrial Fauna and Habitat Assessment Ref 60103995 Date 4 August 2010 Prepared by Sarah Cohen, William Riddell, Kellie Honczar Reviewed by Dr Sandy Griffin, Dr Mike Bamford, Abe Francis Revision History Authorised Revision Revision Details Date Name/Position Signature A 27 Nov 2009 Internal Review Dr Bill Gorham Project Manager B 30 Nov 2009 Internal Review Dr Bill Gorham Project Manager C 15 Dec 2009 Client Review Dr Bill Gorham Project Manager 0 25 Jan 2010 For Issue Dr Bill Gorham Project Manager Revision 1 28-Jan-2010 Final Issue Revised Dr Bill Gorham Project Manager Revision 3 9 –Mar-2010 Final Issue Revised Dr Bill Gorham Project Manager Revision 4 25-May - Final Issue Revised Dr Bill Gorham 2010 Project Manager Revision 5 16-July-2010 Final Issue Revised Dr Bill Gorham Project Manager Revision 6 04-Aug-2010 Final Issue Revised Troy Collie Technical Director Environment G:\60103995 - Kimberley LNG SEA\8 Issued Docs\8.1 Reports\Fauna Report\60103995-0000-GE-REP-0002_6.docx Revision Revision 6 - 4 August 2010 Browse LNG SEA Supplementary Terrestrial Fauna and Habitat Assessment This page has been left blank intentionally. G:\60103995 - Kimberley LNG SEA\8 Issued Docs\8.1 Reports\Fauna Report\60103995-0000-GE-REP-0002_6.docx Revision Revision 6 - 4 August 2010 Browse LNG SEA Supplementary Terrestrial Fauna and Habitat Assessment Table of Contents Executive Summary i 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Objectives and Scope 1 1.2 Context 1 2.0 Regional Context of the Precinct Project Area 3 2.1 Geology and Landforms 3 2.2 Bioregion and Subregions 3 2.3 Biodiversity Hotspots 4 2.4 Regional Broadscale Vegetation Mapping 4 2.5 Flora and Vegetation 5 3.0 Methods 7 3.1 Desktop Studies 7 3.2 Fauna Assessment Timing and Weather 7 3.3 Fauna Assessment Team 8 3.4 Sampling Methodology 8 3.4.1 Vegetation Condition Mapping 8 3.4.2 Fauna Transects 10 3.4.3 Migratory Bird Surveys 12 3.5 Limitations and Constraints 13 4.0 Results 15 4.1 Mapping 15 4.1.1 Condition Mapping 15 4.2 Fauna Transects 16 4.2.1 Reptiles 17 4.2.2 Mammals 18 4.2.3 Terrestrial Birds 20 4.3 Migratory Bird Surveys 32 5.0 Conservation Significance 33 5.1 Threatened Fauna Statutory Framework 33 5.1.1 Nationally Protected Species 33 5.1.2 State Protected Species 34 5.1.3 IUCN Red List Species 35 5.2 Protected Fauna 36 5.2.1 Fauna Species Protected Under the EPBC Act 40 5.2.2 Fauna Species Protected Under Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 41 5.2.3 DEC Priority Listed Fauna Species 41 5.2.4 IUCN Red List Species 42 5.2.5 Migratory Species 43 6.0 Conclusions 45 6.1 Terrestrial Fauna Species 45 6.2 Migratory Birds 45 7.0 Figures 47 8.0 References 71 Plates 74 Appendix A DEWHA Summary of Matters of National Environmental Significance at James Price Point and Its Surrounds A Appendix B Fauna Assessment Field Observations B Appendix C Aerial Survey of Coastal Birds Data and Field Observations C Appendix D Fauna Assessment Species List November 2009 and Comparison Tables D G:\60103995 - Kimberley LNG SEA\8 Issued Docs\8.1 Reports\Fauna Report\60103995-0000-GE-REP-0002_6.docx Revision Revision 6 - 4 August 2010 Browse LNG SEA Supplementary Terrestrial Fauna and Habitat Assessment List of Tables Table 1: Timing of Activities for Late Dry Season Fauna Assessment, November 2009 7 Table 2: Fauna Assessment Team 8 Table 3: Vegetation Condition Scales 9 Table 4: Fauna Transect Location 11 Table 5: Area of Each Condition Class 15 Table 6: Area of Each Condition Class within Each Vegetation Type 16 Table 7: Proportion of Each Condition Class within Each Vegetation Type 16 Table 8: Number of Fauna Species Observed during the Late Dry Fauna Assessment November 2009 17 Table 9: Reptile Species Recorded in November 2009 17 Table 10: Recorded Mammal Species and Recorded Evidence of Presence of Mammal Species in November 2009 19 Table 11: Terrestrial Bird Species Recorded in November 2009 22 Table 12: Coastal Bird Counts from High and Low Tide Aerial Surveys 32 Table 13: Categories of Listed Species under the EPBC Act 33 Table 14: Schedules of Protected Fauna Species under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 34 Table 15: Priority Codes as Classified by DEC 34 Table 16: IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria 35 Table 17: Recorded Fauna Species of Conservation Significant November 2009 36 Table 18: Fauna habitat availability and likelihood of occurrence of these conservation significant fauna species within the Precinct Project Area. 37 Table 19: DEC Priority Listed Vertebrate Fauna Species Recorded in November 2009 or that may possibly occur in the Precinct Area 41 List of Figures Figure 1 Fauna Survey Area 49 Figure 2 IBRA Bioregions of the Kimberley Region 51 Figure 3 Australian National Biodiversity Hotspots 53 Figure 4 Temperature and Rainfall Data for Broome prior to the Assessment Period November 2009 55 Figure 5 Temperature and Rainfall Data for Broome Long Term Average Over the Last 70 Years 55 Figure 6 Fauna Transect Locations North and Vegetation Types 57 Figure 7 Fauna Transect Locations South and Vegetation Types 59 Figure 8 Vegetation Types 61 Figure 9 Vegetation Condition 63 Figure 10 High Tide Aerial Survey of Coastal Birds, 10 November 2009, Precinct Project Area 67 Figure 11 Low Tide Aerial Survey of Coastal Birds, 13 November 2009, Precinct Project Area 69 G:\60103995 - Kimberley LNG SEA\8 Issued Docs\8.1 Reports\Fauna Report\60103995-0000-GE-REP-0002_6.docx Revision Revision 6 - 4 August 2010 Browse LNG SEA Supplementary Terrestrial Fauna and Habitat Assessment Executive Summary The Western Australian Department of State Development (DSD) is undertaking a Strategic Assessment for a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Precinct in the vicinity of James Price Point. This Precinct Project Area encompasses the construction and operation of LNG facilities and associated infrastructure on the Dampier Peninsula coast for the processing of hydrocarbons from the Browse Basin gas fields. The AECOM-Strategen team (AECOM Pty Ltd and Strategen Pty Ltd) was commissioned by DSD to undertake a supplementary dry season fauna and faunal habitat assessment (fauna assessment) in November 2009, to complement previous wet and dry season surveys. The intention of the supplementary terrestrial fauna and habitat assessment was to resolve uncertainty surrounding: what is known about faunal habitat present at the Precinct Project Area; to undertake a targeted search of coastal limestone and watercourse habitat areas for species of conservation significance, including migratory birds, and to produce a fauna habitat map of sufficient resolution to manage on-ground environmental impacts and provide predictive ability for species that may occur there. Study Methodology and Supplementary Terrestrial Fauna and Habitat Assessment Timing The fauna assessment was undertaken across an area approximately 15 kilometres (km) north and south of James Price Point and 10 km inland, with the assistance of representatives of the Kimberley Land Council. Field work commenced on 9 November and concluded on 13 November, 2009. This assessment included aerial vegetation condition and fauna habitat mapping, an on-ground assessment of signs of targeted fauna species over 39 transects, and one high tide and one low tide aerial survey for coastal birds. The Vegetation Condition mapping and fauna assessment were undertaken by the lead zoologist, lead botanist and lead spatial analyst, by helicopter and mobile Graphic Information System (GIS) capability. The Bush Forever (Keighery 1994) Vegetation Condition scale was used for the field assessment, and converted to the comparable Trudgen scale (1988) for presentation in this report, to be consistent with other assessments undertaken for this project. Condition ranges were discussed with the lead botanist throughout the supplementary fauna and habitat assessment. Biota’s (2009a) vegetation mapping of vegetation type was used for mapping and assessment of fauna habitat as it represented the basis of preceding mapping to date and supplementary Biota data from 2010 were also used in this report. Fourteen species listed as threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) were targeted for the late dry season fauna assessment.
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