Warrawee Substation - Review of Environmental Factors

Scientific Name Common Name TSC/FMActEPBC Act Habitat Association Nature of Record Likelihood ofoccurrence(Ward and Turner 2008, Tulloch and Dickman2006).Potential for impactsPteropus poliocephalus Grey-headed FlyingfoxV V Roosts in camps within 20 km of a regular foodsource, typically in gullies, close to water and invegetation with a dense canopy. Forages insubtropical and temperate rainforests, tall sclerophyllforests and woodlands, heaths, swamps and streettrees, particularly in eucalypts, melaleucas andbanksias. Highly mobile with movements largelydetermined by food availability (Eby and Law 2008).Will also forage in urban gardens and cultivated fruitcrops.971 records within10km (OEH2012a)Predicted to occurwithin 10km(DSEWPaC 2012a)Moderate.No roosting orbreeding habitat. Mayforage in exoticvegetation onoccasion.Low.No roosting orbreeding habitatwould be affected.Small areas ofpotential foraginghabitat may beremoved.Phascolarctos cinereus Koala V - Occurs from coast to inland slopes and plains.Restricted to areas of preferred feed trees in eucalyptwoodlands and forests. Home range varies dependingon habitat quality, from < 2 to several hundredhectares.Chalinolobus dwyeri Large-eared Pied Bat V V Occurs from the coast to the western slopes of thedivide. Largest numbers of records from sandstoneescarpment country in the Sydney Basin and HunterValley (Hoye and Schulz 2008). Roosts in caves andmines and most commonly recorded from drysclerophyll forests and woodlands. An insectivorousspecies that flies over the canopy or along creek beds(Churchill 2008). In southern Sydney appears to belargely restricted to the interface between sandstone2 records within10km (OEH2012a)1 record within10km (OEH2012a)Predicted to occurwithin 10km(DSEWPaC 2012a)Unlikely.No suitable habitat.Unlikely.No suitable habitat.Nil.Nil.