ENDANGERED SPECIES

WEC conducts literature reviews and field surveys for endangered species as a supporting service for nationwide and individual US Army Corps of Engineers permitting and as stand-alone projects. We use the latest computerized databases available from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and state agencies to identify species potentially occurring on a project site. Field studies are conducted to determine if the project site contains suitable habitat for protected species potentially occurring in the area. Suitable habitats are carefully examined to document the presence or absence of protected species.

Endangered species rarely are found on development sites. However, when they do occur, it is often possible to conduct on-site preservation, relocation, or other forms of mitigation that will allow the proposed project to proceed. The regulatory coordination with the USACE and USFWS that is required in this case is known as a Section 7 consultation, referring to the interagency coordination portion of the federal Endangered Species Act. WEC can assist you with the Section 7 consultation efforts. We also have substantial experience outside of the federal Section 404 process coordinating endangered species issues with the USFWS and state fish and wildlife agencies.
 

ENDANGERED SPECIES: The Federally Endangered Red-Cockaded Woodpecker and an active cavity tree

Cherokee darter (etheostoma scotti) Status: Federally listed threatened Etowah darter (etheostoma etowahae) Status: Federally listed endangered Relict Trillium (Trillium reliquum) Status: Federally listed endangered Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais) Status: Federally listed threatened Wood stork (Mycteria americana)   Status: Federally listed endangered