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<br />\ <br />, <br /> <br />Uj <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />WILDLIFE <br /> <br />Terrestrial Wildlife <br /> <br />1, Question - Why is there no provision in the project plan for <br />acquiring wildlife mitigation lands in Wyoming? <br /> <br />Answer <br /> <br />- The State of Wyoming requested that such a provision <br />not be included because of the cost of such acquisition <br />and opposition to the removal of private land from the <br />county tax rolls. <br /> <br />2. Question - Why does the Bureau of Reclamation disagree with the <br />wildlife population loss figures supplied by the Fish <br />and Wildlife Service? <br /> <br />Answer <br /> <br />- Bureau analyses indicate losses would be substantially <br />mitigated by the proposed mitigation plans, The Fish <br />and Wildlife Service reported that they had not been <br />able to develop any practical measures for mitigation, <br />The Bureau estimated the number of animals that would <br />be lost by conversion of habitat to irrigated crop land. <br />Indirect losses, through such considerations as inter- <br />ference with animal movements, drownings, and so on, <br />were recognized but not quantified; it is considered <br />that these losses would be minimal because of game <br />crossings, dewatering of canals during part of the <br />year, and the relatively small size of the reservoirs <br />making them easy to bypass, The Service estimated <br />total losses without any mitigating factors, <br />