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CHAPTER 5

ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING WILDLIFE AND ITS HABITAT

5.1 ASSESSMENT OF WILDLIFE HABITATS

Size of the study area
STEP Size of the study area according to the
01 proposed project area, the complexity
of the project and impact on habitat

Study site analysis to identify the land status
State land, agricultural/logging, industrial,
STEP
02 Portland, urban area, deforestation area,
mining area, and protected area/forest
reserve

Assessment of existing wildlife
STEP
03 Including terrestrial mammals, avifauna
on habitat evaluation and (birds), reptiles and amphibians
assessment is required in
Wildlife Impact Study Report, Conducting the ecological study
STEP List of saltlick areas, number of saltlicks, and name,
04 number and species of flora and fauna around the
including:
saltlick, footprints/activities of the named wildlife,
and location of endemic flora and fauna

Carry out a topographical land survey
STEP
05 Size, location (XY coordinate) and
habitat elevation (slope, height, etc.)

STEP Conduct Geospatial analysis
06 Grid XY, tracklog, and sheet file

5.2 ASSESSMENT OF WILDLIFE DISTRIBUTION AND DIVERSITY

5.2.1 Species Presence-Absence and Checklist

The simplest way to analyse data collection for a Wildlife Impact Study is
to identify species that occur in the sampling area and determine these as present,
while non recorded species as absent. The table must include a species checklist,
the method used and their protection and conservation status must be stated.

5.2.2 False Absence

One must remember that even with the best sampling, failure to detect a
species is not proof of its absence. No matter what method we apply, our ability to
detect species will never be perfect. We simply may not have spent enough time
and effort in a study area to detect a rare species; or its ecology precludes its
detection by our sampling methods (for example, it is much more difficult to

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