This information should not be substituted for on-site surveys that may be required for environmental assessment. To the best of my knowledge, Mr. Wesley, while an acknowledged botanist, is neither a zoologist nor a wildlife biologist, and apparently did not include animals in that survey of the site, other than a few superficial observations. In fact there is no indication , in the LEAF, that any survey was done for threatened or endangered animals on that site. The Scoping Document, item J, calls for examining the study area for the presence of plants and animals. Normally, botanists are not attuned to accurate identification of various forms of wildlife or indicators of their presence, whether current or past.
Deer are an obvious exception.
The survey was conducted in October and November 1998. This is most obviously true of migratory animal species, but it also applies to some species of flora. No other animal references appear in the text of this section. A literature and agency resource review was conducted to determine the extent to which plants and animals, including any rare or endangered species, were previously detected within the study area. On the other hand, some are only visible for a few weeks.