8020

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8020
• Author: Horak, G. C.
• Title: Proceedings of the Symposium on Mitigating Developmental Impacts on Fish and Wildlife.
• USFW Year: 1979.
• USFW - Doc Type: March 1979.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Addition of the seasonal pool and inundation of 1,100 more ac-
res will cause additional upland game habitat losses. It is
our opinion, however, that by intensive development and man-
agement of project lands by the Mississippi Game and Fish Com-
mission wildlife losses will be mitigated.

This optimistic view was substantiated by post-construction occurrences

which indicate a project-supported deer herd estimated at 100-120 ani~

mals, which is equivalent to the deer herd estimated to be supported by

the project area prior to disruption (Prosser, Martin and Stroud, in

press).

Littleville Lake. Typical of many water developments in the northeast,

this primarily water supply project affected a small area. The area of per-

manent inundation covers only 275 ac (111 ha) while the additional land

area acquired in fee includes 1,337 ac (541 hale The limited extent of

habitat alteration e~ected in conjunction with the project was addressed

in the Fish and Wildlife Service's report (Bailey, 1961), viz:

The loss of wildlife habitat by the inundation of 275 acres is
expected to be insignificant.

There proved to be no post-impoundment data contradicting this assessment

although the eventual closure of all project lands by the local sponsor,

prevented access by hunters and other potential users on the entire area.

John Redmond Reservoir. The project was not located in important big

game habitat. In fact, the reservoir, which permanently inundated 9,400

ac (3,804 ba) a~d included the fee acquisition of an additional 20,810 ac

(8,422 ha) was the only project evaluated to date with no deer population

of consequence either before or after construction. Big game were not

Dentioned in the pre-construction planning report.

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