Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to conduct survey
- Access the organisation's pest management plan, survey strategy and monitoring program documents
- Map location and boundaries for the count and obtain required permits
- Work with key stakeholders to develop trust and effective working relationships
- Identify natural areas and features
- Confirm location of habitats and the range of movement of the target pest
- Determine items of direct evidence of the pest to be counted and survey method
- Determine time and duration of the count and notify relevant personnel
- Identify safety hazards and take precautions to minimise risks associated with the selected survey method
- Identify environmental risks and take precautions to minimise risks associated with the count
- Check serviceability of resources required to complete the count
- Conduct survey and record observations