Dzhankeldy Wind Power Project

Restoration Action Plan.
The following mitigation measures will be implemented to reduce the impacts on fauna 
species 
and provide a basis for the mechanisms for achieving NNL:
 
Minimization of the built footprint in design and construction buffer zone outside of 
the prime suitable habitat for Southern Even-fingered Gecko as much as possible 
(see below for further details); 
 
Setting aside protected reserve areas dedicated for the Southern Even-fingered 
Gecko; (see below for further details); 
 
Prior to start of construction, relocation of any Southern Even-fingered Gecko, 
Russian Tortoise, and Sand Boa (during respective active periods, not during 
hibernation) to suitable release sites; 

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Late spring and mid-summer represent seasons of highest reptile activity 
Active period for the Southern Even-fingered gecko is during summer when 
average air temperature is around 
27°С with low wind speeds. 
April is the period of the highest activity of the Russian Tortoise. The species 
enters a period of estivation (summer dormancy) which often flows into 
hibernation (winter dormancy).
 
Full-time Ecologist as part of EPC contractor team to be on site throughout all 
construction works from the time of LNTP, inclusive of all early site preparation 
works, and throughout the entirety of the construction period. 
 
Chance Find Procedure will be included within the CESMP to provide general 
guidance on 
potential ecological triggers for work stoppage and will be
implemented by the Ecologist and EPC contractor team.; and 
 
Post-construction habitat restoration, especially suitable habitat for Southern Even-
fingered Gecko. 
For non-threatened species such as other herptiles, rodents, and invertebrates, chance-find 
procedures with individual relocations as deemed necessary will be sufficient.