Fauna Surveys & Management

We have diverse and respected skills in fauna ecology, with staff having specialist backgrounds in avifauna (including eagles and seabirds specifically), small mammals (including devils and quolls), lizards and frogs. We have capacity for (and experience in) conducting targeted surveys for all groups of Tasmanian threatened fauna, including devils and quolls, birds (including raptors, forty-spotted pardalotes, blue-winged parrot, and the swift parrot), New Holland mouse, skinks, bandicoots, seabirds, marine mammals, invertebrates (such as the ptunarra brown butterfly, Miena jewel beetle, chaostola skipper, and the green-lined ground beetle), freshwater snails, freshwater and terrestrial crustaceans, and freshwater fish.

In particular, we are highly experienced in habitat tree assessments and eagle nest detection (including aerial surveys from helicopter and activity/productivity assessments), and have extensive on ground experience in the detection and management of dens/burrows of ground-dwelling fauna, including devils and quolls, for which we are large users of motion detection trail cameras.

To complement traditional survey methods, we extensively use bioacoustic technology for the detection of masked owls, bats, blue-winged parrot, and green and gold frogs, and were the first in Tasmania to develop a targeted DNA marker for the detection of environmental DNA (eDNA) of the green and gold frog. We have an extensive array of fauna survey equipment, including 100 plus trail cameras (including high resolution white flash), several dozen acoustic monitors, spotting scopes, telescopic zoom lens, thermal imaging, devil and small mammal traps, fish traps, and VHF collaring and tracking equipment. We also have the capacity and expertise to undertake GPS tracking, including in offshore environments.

In addition to our extensive work in terrestrial environments, we have a team of specialist seabird surveyors and certified marine mammal observers suitable for offshore renewable energy assessments and equivalent marine surveys.

We are experienced and qualified to compile bird and bat management plans, den management protocols, various mitigation and management procedures, design and implement carcass detection surveys and scavenging trials, as well as undertake collision risk assessments (including interpretation of CRM).

Contact us today for a costed proposal to address your fauna survey and management requirements.