Isnt the use of seismic charges harmful to wildlife?
Seismic charges are generally small, about 1.5 to 2.0 kilograms in size. From several hundred feet away, charge detonation sounds and feels like a very low frequency thump with very little vibration. The sound magnitude is no greater than a muted thunder clap immediately adjacent to the charge location. No soil is displaced into the air from the detonation because the seismic charge placement process completely isolates it from the surface. Wildlife has been shown to avoid areas for the very short time temporary survey equipment and human activities are present.
