Greenloaning has extensive experience in all types of pre-clearing surveys, fauna handling and rescue, and wildlife and threatened species’ management.
The ecology and management of microbats is a particular specialty of the company director, Alison Martin, who currently is developing industry guidelines, in conjunction with another colleague, for the specific management of microbats in linear infrastructure. Alison presented a poster on the positive outcomes from the Glebe Bridge project at the recent Australasian Wildlife Management Society Conference (AWMS).
Services offered include:
- Comprehensive pre-clearing/pre-works surveys to identify potential issues to manage during clearing/works operations, such as tree hollow roosts or microbat roosts in existing infrastructure
- Clearing supervision and fauna handling/rescue as may be required
- Supervision of fauna potentially sensitive to disturbance during works
- Organising treatment or care for injured or dependent animals
- On-going advice on fauna and threatened species’ management for the duration of a project as required
Examples of projects:
- New Brighton erosion control works
- Shannon Creek water storage facility construction – all pre-clearing surveys, clearing supervision and threatened species management
- Ballina Bypass Pacific Highway upgrade – pre-clearing surveys and clearing supervision
- Supervision of weed control works in a flying-fox camp at Woodford, Qld
- Development and supervision of translocation plans for threatened plant species – Ballina Bypass
- Timbarra Gold Mine – all pre-clearing surveys, clearing supervision and threatened species management