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3.3.6 Wildlife Impact Study Report
Preparation

The Wildlife Impact Study team leader
will coordinate the writing of the Wildlife
Impact Study Report and review it thoroughly
to ensure it encompasses all the elements in
the TOR and is comprehensive, coherent,
balanced,
technically
impartial
and
acceptable for submission to the authorities.
The Wildlife Impact Study consultant acting
as the team leader shall extract and
summarise the major findings of the reports
and place them in the appropriate chapters in
the Wildlife Impact Study Report.
3.3.7 Wildlife Impact Study Report
Review

The Wildlife Impact Study Report must
be submitted to the Director General of
PERHILITAN within the stipulated periods for
approval. The Wildlife Impact Study Report
Review for projects under the First and
Second Schedule will be conducted at the
PERHILITAN
PERHILITAN
State
respectively.
Headquarters,
As
Project
guidance,
the
and
consultants can refer to the Wildlife Impact
Study Report Quality Self-Assessment Tool
for Wildlife Impact Study Report (Appendix).
This is to ensure a quality Wildlife Impact
Study Report is prepared before submission
for approval by PERHILITAN.
3.3.8 Decision Making

A decision is made at the end of the
review process to approve or reject the
Wildlife Impact Study Report. Letter of
confirmation will be issued after Review
Wildlife
Meeting,
of
with
statement
CHAPTER 4 and Proponent general Other wildlife habitat includes
wetlands, marshes, coastal (including island),
METHODOLOGY mudflat, forest patches and secondary
growth/forest. Wildlife trail, salt lick, fruiting
trees, ridges, water sources, forest edge,
4.1 HABITAT forest gap, and other important wildlife
habitat elements as well as current condition
Habitat is a home, or a natural
and quality of habitat, topography and
environment composed of both living
surrounding landscape must also be assessed
organism and physical components that
before conducting a wildlife survey.
function together as an ecological unit.
Identification of available wildlife habitat and
Habitat provides shelter, water, food and
remaining size is important to ensure the use
space to many wildlife. It is crucial to identify
of appropriate field methods and design
and describe the most significant habitat and
according to wildlife group within proposed
other possible area for wildlife in the Zone of
project area.
Study include within construction or
development area and its surrounding. 4.1.2 Methods
Habitats are complex with particular flora and
fauna range from the lowlands (e.g., Peat Early information related to project
Swamp Forest or Mangrove Forest) to the information, size of project, land status, type
highland areas (e.g., Hill Forest). All these of habitat and important wildlife habitat must
habitats are considered important for wildlife be provided. Detailed information on habitat
and require further protection and evaluation and assessment is required in the
management. Identification of these Wildlife Impact Study Report to ensure
significant habitats is very important before appropriate field methods and design use.
conducting Wildlife Impact Study and Wildlife study must represent all wildlife
management. group/community in proposed project area.
The following habitat components should be
4.1.1 Types of Habitat addressed before conducting the wildlife
survey.
A tremendous number of unique habitats
Identification of
occur in Peninsular Malaysia, varying soil 01 wildlife habitat
according to wildlife
conditions and topographic differences. Identification of size group within
of suitable habitat for proposed project
Peninsular Malaysia is home to the following wildlife 02 area
types of forest, including: Topographical land
03 survey
Lowland Upper Surrounding
Dipterocarp Dipterocarp landscape or land 04
Forest Forest Hill use
Dipterocarp Important wildlife
Peat Forest 05 habitat area (e.g.,
Swamp wildlife trail, salt lick,
Forest fruiting trees, ridges,
Geospatial analysis 06 water sources, forest
edge, forest gap)
Montane
Mangrove Forest
Forest 07 Identification field
of
appropriate
method and design
Ericaceous according wildlife
Forest group (see 4.2-4.6)
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