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<br />TABLE 20 <br /> <br />USFWS RESOURCE PRIORITIES ANO POTENTIAL IMPACT SOURCE <br />HIGH PLAINS OGALLALA - TRANSFER ALTERNITIVE D <br /> <br />Important Resource <br />Priority <br /> <br />Location <br /> <br />Migratory waterfowl & Lower Mississippi River <br />other migratory birds (402) <br /> <br />Migratory waterfowl (403) Louisiana coastal marshes <br /> <br />Endangered birds - <br />bald eagle (207) <br /> <br />Entire area of interest <br /> <br />'=' <br />.,. <br />~ <br /> <br />Migratory waterfowl - <br />diving ducks (301) <br /> <br />Mississippi flyway <br /> <br />Estuarine & anadromous <br />fi sh (407) <br /> <br />Louisiana coast <br /> <br />Migratory waterfowl - <br />playa lakes (203) <br /> <br />High Plains <br /> <br />Golden eagle (208) <br /> <br />West Texas <br /> <br />Wood duck nesting <br />habitat (303AJ <br /> <br />Eastern one-half of area <br />of interest <br /> <br />National Rank <br />(of 78) <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />27 <br /> <br />49 <br /> <br />59 <br /> <br />67 <br /> <br />77 <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />Declining bottomland hardwood forest <br />is reducing waterfowl & other migra- <br />tory bird populations <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />Coastal marshes provide essential <br />habitat for a multitude of species <br />of Federal concern. <br />Goal: Reduce habitat losses <br /> <br />Potential <br />Impac t <br />Source <br /> <br />o <br />c::; <br />t'...i <br />c.r: <br /> <br />C"" <br /> <br />Storage reser- va <br />voirs & flow <br />diversion <br /> <br />Flow diversion <br /> <br />Many populations of bald eagle still Canal, storage <br />threatened by habitat loss, pollution, reservoirs <br />and human disturbance. <br />Goal: Restore populations <br /> <br />Oredging, oil spills, & other prob- <br />lems affect high quality habitat <br /> <br />Storage reser- <br />voirs & flow <br /> <br />Populations declining due to habitat Flow diversion <br />degradation & destruction <br />Goal: Protection of habitat <br /> <br />High plains migratory waterfowl habi- <br />tat is being destroyed & degraded, <br />waterfowl use declining. <br />Goal: Preservation of habitat value <br /> <br />Habitat loss & loss of individual <br />birds to illegal hunting. <br />Goal: Reduce losses, protect eagle <br /> <br />Many populations threatened by loss <br />of habitat. <br />Goal: Protect & preserve remaining <br />nesting habitat <br /> <br />Terminal storage <br />& canal, in- <br />direct land use <br />change <br /> <br />Terminal storage <br /> <br />Storage reser- <br />voirs, canals, <br />flow diversion <br />