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CHAPTER 3                               (or mitigation activities) is listed in Tables 3.1 and
                                                              3.2.


                WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
                            SYSTEM


           3.1 INTRODUCTION

           The main objectives of the WMP are;

            i.  to preserve and conserve local wildlife
                diversity;
            ii.  to  preserve  and  improve  local  wildlife
                habitats;
            iii.  to control pest species, local and
                introduced; and
                to balance the needs of wildlife with the
            iv.  needs of people, sustainably. To achieve
                these objectives, detailed processes and
                procedures  are  needed  in the  form  of
                ‘WMP’.
           Although the WMP is generally prepared for
           mitigating the impacts of development on the
           existing wildlife species (many species) as
           needed by the EIA, WMP is also prepared for
           conserving specific wildlife species such as
           Elephant Management,Gaur Management Plan,
           and Tiger Management Plan. Both kinds of           The description of each mitigation activity,
           WMPs are similar in objectives, such as            including mitigation methods, are presented
           preserving and conserving wildlife and habitats    below.
           but differ in format, presentation and approach.
                                                              Wildlife Inventory – The main objectives of
           Since this document focuses on the specific        wildlife inventory are to;
           development project in managing wildlife to
           resolve issues with regards to the impacts
           associated  with  the  project  (e.g.  road),            01    document the presence any wildlife;
           mitigations  require  consideration  of  several
           developmentphases,namely pre-construction,
           construction, and operation. This WMP
           document is a detailed plan that should be               02    to estimate the population of certain
                                                                          wildlife species  at  the  proposed
           implemented before construction, during                        project area;
           construction and potentially during operation,
           and prepared after WMP is approved.
                                                                          to  search  for  any  displaced  or
           3.2 MANAGEMENT (OR                                       03 conflict wildlife;
           MITIGATION) COMPONENTS,
           ACTIVITIES AND METHODS                                         to  rescue  any  wildlife  species  if
                                                                          needed    (catch,   treatment   and
           Assessing and understanding the potential                04 rehabilitation if needed, and release
           impacts and general mitigation measures                        at the selected site);
           outlined in WMP is important to determine
           specific management activities for the wildlife                to identify the potential connectivity
                                                                          or corridor for large mammals to
           management plan designed for the proposed                05 move between major forest patches
           project area. Four Management Components                       or reserves; and
           are   identified   for  the    WMP:    In-Situ
           Conservation, Law Enforcement, Training and
           Education,  and  Ex-Situ  Conservation.  Under                 to determine the best release site for
           each component, there are several mitigation             06 the rescued wildlife.
           activitiesThe proposed management activities.


            14      GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF WILDLIFE
                    MANAGEMENT PLAN (WMP) IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)
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