Zoology

An important part of regulatory approval for development projects is demonstrating that animal species and their habitats will not be threatened with extinction.

Describing the animals that live in your project area, how your development might affect them and what methods you’ll employ to minimise the effects is just one area of ecologia Environment’s expertise.

Our team of scientists specialising in vertebrate and invertebrate zoology provide services in these areas;

• Vertebrate fauna;
• Invertebrate fauna;
• Short Range Endemics;
• Stygofauna;
• Troglofauna; and
• Aquatic invertebrates

Part of our service is to engage with all relevant stakeholders to confirm that survey timing and methods are appropriate. This ensures that survey results are accepted by regulators and time and money is not wasted.

Our surveys always comply with the following;

Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Position Statement No. 3: Terrestrial Biological Surveys as an Element of Biodiversity Protection;

Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Guidance Statement No. 54: Sampling methods and survey considerations for subterranean fauna in Western Australia

EPA Guidance Statement No. 56: Terrestrial Fauna Surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment in Western Australia

Survey results and recommendations are provided to you in formats that are not only ready for assessment by regulators but ready for use as management tools by your project team.

EPA Position Statement 3: Terrestrial Biological Surveys as an Element of Biodiversity Protection