Modelled cumulative impacts on the Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle of wind farms across the species’ range September 2005 Ian Smales and Stuart Muir Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle Dave Watts BIOSIS RESEARCH Report for Department of Environment and Heritage Modelled cumulative impacts on the Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle of wind farms across the species’ range September 2005 Ian Smales1 and Stuart Muir2 1 Biosis Research Pty. Ltd. 2 SymboliX Project no. 4857 ¤ Biosis Research Pty. Ltd. This document is and shall remain the property of Biosis Research Pty Ltd. The document may only be used for the purposes for which it was commissioned and in accordance with the Terms of the Engagement for the commission. Unauthorised use of this document in any form whatsoever is prohibited. BIOSIS RESEARCH Pty. Ltd. A.B.N. 65 006 175 097 Melbourne: 38 Bertie Street Port Melbourne 3207 Ballarat: 449 Doveton Street north, Ballarat VIC 3354 Natural & Cultural Heritage Consultants Ph: (03) 9646 9499 Fax: (03) 9646 9242 Ph: (03) 5331 7000 Fax: (03) 5331 7033 email:
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[email protected] Modelled cumulative impacts of wind farms on the Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle –September 2005 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Biosis Research wishes to acknowledge the contribution of the following people and organisations in undertaking this study: Department of the Environment & Heritage, Canberra x Wayne Furler x Malcolm Forbes x Nick Gascoigne x Chris Murphy Biosis Research Pty. Ltd. x Dr Charles Meredith x Dr Bob Baird SymboliX x Dr Elizabeth Stark ABBREVIATIONS DEH Department of the Environment & Heritage DPIWE Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmania EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 BIOSIS RESEARCH Acknowledgments & Abbreviations III Modelled cumulative impacts of wind farms on the Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle –September 2005 CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................