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J. E. Stover & Associates, Inc. <br />September 9, 2011 <br />Page 2 <br />species considered by this inventory, summarizes their habitat requirements, and indicates whether <br />suitable habitat for each species is present within the permit boundary. <br />Table 1. State- and federally - listed threatened, endangered, and candidate' species potentially occurring in the <br />vicinity of the Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine permit boundary. <br />Common Name <br />Scientific Name <br />Legal <br />Known Range and Habitat Requirement <br />Habitat <br />within Permit <br />StatusZ <br />Summary <br />Boundary? <br />Birds <br />Known range and federally- designated critical <br />Mexican spotted <br />habitat are not near the Mine Site. Requires <br />owl <br />Strix occidentalis <br />FT, ST <br />mixed conifer forests dominated by Douglas- <br />No <br />fir, ponderosa pine or other tall conifers. Old <br />growth forests. <br />Requires low elevation river corridors with <br />Yellow- billed <br />Coccyzus <br />fairly extensive mature cottonwood galleries <br />cuckoo <br />americanus <br />FC <br />and healthy riparian shrub understories. No <br />No <br />suitable habitat within or adjacent to Mine <br />Site. <br />Bonytail <br />Gila elegans <br />FE, SE <br />Gunnison River drainage and Colorado River <br />No* <br />drainage (downstream of the Mine Site). <br />Colorado <br />Ptychocheilus lucius <br />FE, SE <br />Gunnison River drainage and Colorado River <br />No* <br />pikeminnow <br />drainage (downstream of the Mine Site). <br />Historic range in Colorado is the South Platte <br />Greenback <br />Oncorhynchus clarki <br />FT, ST <br />and Arkansas River drainage systems (east <br />No <br />cutthroat trout <br />stomias <br />of the Continental Divide and not within <br />Garfield County). <br />Humpback chub <br />Gila cypha <br />FE, SE <br />Gunnison River drainage and Colorado River <br />No* <br />drainage (downstream of the Mine Site). <br />Razorback sucker <br />Xyrauchen texanus <br />FE, SE <br />Gunnison River drainage and Colorado River <br />drainage (downstream of the Mine Site). <br />No* <br />Mostly confined to high - elevation lands in <br />Canada lynx <br />Lynx canadensis <br />FT, ST <br />spruce/fir /mixed conifer /lodgepole pine forests <br />No <br />(primary habitat), or mixed deciduous /conifer <br />(secondary habitat). <br />Expected to occur in the nearby Colorado <br />River corridor, which is separated from the <br />property by other lands and a county road. <br />River otter <br />Lontra canadensis <br />ST <br />Otters are confined to immediate riverbank <br />No <br />areas in perennial streams where sufficient <br />water flow, bank denning opportunities, and <br />prey exist. <br />1 Federally - listed threatened, endangered, and candidate species shown on this table compiled from the Garfield County, Colorado <br />list available at http: // ecos. fws. gov /tess_ public/ countySearch !speciesByCountyReport.action?fips =08045 (updated September 8, <br />2011); State endangered, threatened, and candidate species compiled from CDPWs threatened and endangered list at <br />http: //wildlife. state. co. us/ WildlifeSpecies /SpeciesOfConcem/Threatened EndangeredLisV Pages /ListOfThreatenedAnd EndangeredSp <br />ecies.aspx. <br />2 Status explanation: FE = Federally listed as endangered; FT = Federally listed as threatened; FC = Candidate for listing as <br />federally threatened or endangered; SE = State - listed as endangered; ST = State- listed as threatened <br />RARE EARTh SCIENCE <br />