Scientists from LGL have expertise working with:
- Landscape architects and civil engineers
- Environmental assessments by way of regional, provincial / state, and federal regulations
- Best Management Practices
- Human and wildlife conflict and safety matters
Objectives of projects can include:
- Predicting and monitoring impacts of urban development on fish and wildlife
- Ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations
- Public consultations
- Permit acquisition
- Prescribing measures to conserve rare plants, fish, and wildlife
- Special considerations for endangered species
- Avoiding problem-wildlife situations
- Habitat enhancement and restoration
- Acquiring and managing habitat for compensation purposes
Specialized methodologies:
- Integrating geo-spatial data using state-of-the-art GIS solutions
- Superimposing development designs, fish and wildlife habitat values, and other spatial data on orthorectified base imagery
- Full-colour, large-sized map plotting capability
- Compatibility with CAD (computer assisted design)
- Habitat suitability analysis
- Habitat fragmentation analysis
- Habitat balance calculations
- Habitat management prescriptions
- Formulation of Best Management Practices
- Human-wildlife conflict avoidance
- Raptor nest relocation
