TETE IRON ORE PROJECT TERRESTRIAL FAUNA BASELINE REPORT Prepared for: Prepared by: Coastal and Environmental Services Capitol Resources Limitada (A (Pty) Ltd member of the Baobab Group) Mozambique, Limitada Rua Fernão Melo e Castro 261 Current Address: Bairro da Sommerschield Rua da Frente de Libertação de Maputo Moçambique, Nº 324 Moçambique Maputo- Moçambique Tel: (+258) 21 243500 • Fax: (+258) 21 243550 Website: www.cesnet.co.za December 2014 1 This Report should be cited as follows: Coastal & Environmental Services Ltd, December 2014: Baobab Resources Terrestrial Fauna Baseline Report, CES, Grahamstown. CES Report Revision and Tracking Schedule Document Title Tete Iron ore Project, Tete, Mozambique: Terrestrial Fauna Baseline Report Client Name & Capitol Resources Lda Address Rua Fernão Melo e Castro 261 Bairro da Sommerschield Maputo Moçambique Document Reference Status Draft Issue Date Lead Author Mr Michael Bailey Reviewer Dr Ted Avis Study Leader or Dr Ted Avis Registered Environmental Assessment Practitioner Approval Report Distribution Circulated to No. of hard No. electronic copies copies This document has been prepared in accordance with the scope of Coastal & Environmental Services (CES) appointment and contains intellectual property and proprietary information that is protected by copyright in favour of CES. The document may therefore not be reproduced, used or distributed to any third party without the prior written consent of Coastal & Environmental Services. This document is prepared Coastal& Environmental Services exclusively for use by CES’s client. CES accepts no liability for 67 African Street any use of this document other than by its client and only for Grahamstown the purposes for which it was prepared. No person other than 6140 the client may copy (in whole or in part) use or rely on the [email protected] contents of this document, without the prior written permission www.cesnet.co.za of CES. The document is subject to all confidentiality, Also in Maputo copyright and trade secrets rules, intellectual property law and practices of South Africa. Coastal & 3 Terrestrial Fauna Baseline Report –December 2014 AUTHORS Michael Bailey Principal Environmental Consultant Michael holds an MSc in Quantitative Conservation Biology from the University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg), and a BSc in Biology and Ecology from the University of Ulster, and is a Principal Environmental Consultant at CES in Grahamstown. His professional interests include ecological and wildlife conservation, wildlife population surveys and monitoring, project management, ecological planning and mitigation for major development projects, particularly in the mining and renewable energy sectors. Prior to joining CES he was an ecological consultant in the UK and Ireland responsible for consulting on and managing numerous ecological projects for private development clients and Government departments. He has also been involved with environmental business development in UK, Ireland and Africa having owned his own safari business in Zambia. Michael has been involved in designing and conducting various research projects which range from field-based surveys and population monitoring programs to laboratory- based genetic research initiatives. In the last six years Michael has had experience working on the environmental aspects of major development projects in numerous African countries including, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Liberia, Botswana, Uganda and Zimbabwe, as well as extensive project management experience in the UK and Ireland. Nic Davenport, Senior Environmental Consultant. Nic holds a BSc (Env Sci and Zoology), BSc (Hons) and MSc (with distinction) in Environmental Science from Rhodes University. His MSc dealt with valuing the tangible contributions of natural resources to urban households’ livelihoods from the surrounding municipal commonage of three different towns in South Africa. Nic’s experience in the consulting field relates to ecological and land use studies throughout southern Africa, but also incorporates facilitating sustainable development, public participation and budget management. He is also competent with GIS particularly with ArcGIS 9. His interests include natural resource management, ecological studies dealing with indigenous fauna and flora, particularly terrestrial, wetland, and avifaunal studies. Bill Branch, Terrestrial Vertebrate Faunal Consultant Bill Branch obtained B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees at Southampton University, UK. He was employed for 31 years as the herpetologist at the Port Elizabeth Museum, and now retired holds the honorary post of Curator Emeritus. He has published over 260 scientific articles, as well as numerous popular articles and books. The latter include the Red Data Book for endangered South African reptiles and amphibians (1988), and co-editing its most recent upgrade – the Atlas and Red Data Book of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland (2013). He has also published guides to the reptiles of both Southern and Eastern Africa. He has chaired the IUCN SSC African Reptile Group. He has served as an Honorary Research Professor at the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg), and has recently been appointed as a Research Associate at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth. His research concentrates on the taxonomy, biogeography and conservation of African reptiles, and he has described over 30 new species. He has extensive field work experience, having worked in over 16 African countries, including Gabon, Ivory Coast, DRC, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, Madagascar, Namibia, Angola and Tanzania. His African bird list exceeds 1100 species. Mr Werner Conradie, Herpetologist Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld) Werner holds a Masters in Environmental Science (M.Env.Sc), specialising in Herpetology and Zoology in general with 8 years of experience in southern African herpetofauna. Main research interests focus on the taxonomy, conservation and ecology of amphibians and reptiles of southern Africa. Co-author of ‘Field Guide to the Frogs and Toads of the Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site’ and numerous scientific papers. Research expeditions include countries like Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola and Malawi. Coastal & Environmental Services (Pty) Ltd i Baobab Resources (Pty) Ltd Terrestrial Fauna Baseline Report –December 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHORS ....................................................................................................................................... I TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................. II LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................................... IV LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................ IV LIST OF PLATES .......................................................................................................................... IV ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................... V 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Objective ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Terms of reference .......................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Assumptions and Limitations ........................................................................................... 2 2. METHODS .............................................................................................................................. 6 2.1 The assessment .............................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Faunal Diversity ............................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Detailed description of sampling methods........................................................................ 7 2.3.1 Site visit ....................................................................................................................... 7 2.3.2 Species of Conservation Concern ................................................................................ 7 2.3.3 Habitat mapping .......................................................................................................... 8 3. BIOPHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA ......................................................... 9 3.1 Location and general description of the site ..................................................................... 9 3.2 Regional Overview .......................................................................................................... 9 3.2.1 Geology and soils ........................................................................................................ 9 3.2.2 Climate ...................................................................................................................... 11 3.2.3 Topography ............................................................................................................... 11 3.2.4 Hydrology .................................................................................................................