fauna

Ibama said a new fauna simulation would take place "after the license is issued."

Another issue: The official plan doesn’t include feral cats, an invasive predator, or non-native animals such as deer and pigs that destroy habitats needed for local fauna to thrive.

He says experts found that such a gas leak had the potential to destroy marine fauna and flora, reefs, algae and resources that allow fish to feed.

The country's flora and fauna will feature on them all, with animals including the red squirrel, puffin and dormouse depicted.

"There are species that are rare in the UK and periodically over the years they have turned up in ones and twos... but it's not really indicating any significant shift in our fauna," he said.