The elements of the strategy are summarized in the Brookhaven National Laboratory Wildlife Management Plan. The Plan outlines a natural resource management strategy. BNL's wildlife management strategy includes identification of endangered or threatened species. Surveys are proactively conducted to review and update the current flora and fauna species list. Habitat protection or enhancement activities include, for example, observing tiger salamander breeding success through egg mass and larval numbers.
Monitoring is conducted to evaluate impacts of laboratory operations on the ecosystem.
Population management activities are focused on, for example, deer population control where a number of options are being evaluated. Education, public outreach, and research also play an important role in addressing public concerns and is achieved by tours of the site, adult and student participation in environmental programs, and active participation in federal, state, and local environmental protection committees. The plan places special emphasis on the New York State endangered tiger salamander and the species of special concern, the banded sunfish, by instituting focused programs that monitor, protect, and enhance their habitat to sustain and promote population growth. Reports on the status and implementation of the Plan are required annually. An action plan with schedules for surveys, reporting and activities that will be instituted to protect the ecosystem is also included.