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Wildlife Intormation <br />community of Mayday to the property boundaries. Also, the steep mountainous <br />train of the canyon leading to the higher Rocky Mountain peaks is not an easy route for migra- <br />tion. <br />6.4.8(1)(c) Federal- and State -Listed Threatened and Endangered Wildlife Species <br />A total of five endangered, two threatened, and one candidate wildlife species are federally -listed <br />by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for La Plata County, Colorado (see Appendix H-2). The <br />federal list also includes gray wolf (Canis lupus) and whooping crane (Gnus americana). Both <br />are believed to be extirpated in Colorado with the crane at best a historic migrant. In addition to <br />the federal list, the State of Colorado lists an additional 6 threatened and 10 endangered species, <br />but only the endangered boreal toad (Bufo boreas boreas) and threatened western burrowing owl <br />(Athene cunicularia) occur within La Plata County. Of the listed species, only the Canada lynx <br />and its habitat is of <br />In the following, the habitat for each listed species believed to occur within La Plata County is <br />summarized and related to their potential to be impacted within the project boundaries (Appen- <br />dix H-2). <br />Boreal toad: southern Rocky Mountain boreal toad occupies forest habitats between <br />7,500 to 12,000' elevation within lodge pole pine, spruce -fir forests, and alpine meadows <br />with proximity to shallow, quiet water in lakes, marshes, bogs, ponds, and wet meadows3. <br />However, as of summer 2000, the boreal toad is not known to occur in La Plata County. <br />Mexican spotted owl: the owl, in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, in- <br />habits closed -canopy mixed conifer and spruce -fir forests; nesting and roosting V. Thi ily <br />in sheer, slick -rock canyons or steep canyons containing exposed bedrock cliffs .This <br />habitat is not present within affected areas and limited within the nearby landscape. <br />Southwestern willow flycatcher: the flycatcher is a riparian habitat bird ranging from <br />near sea level to 6100 feet 5; La Plata River floodplain has dense willow thicket habitat as <br />required by the flycatcher, but is at 8600 feet. The La Plata River floodplain is not within <br />the Affected Lands will not be impacted by this project. <br />Yellow -billed cuckoo: the cuckoo is a riparian habitat bird; the cuckoo is nearly extirpat- <br />ed in the West and National Park Service surveys in southwest Colorado from 1988 <br />through 1995 for the Colorado Bird Breeding Atlas have no records of yellow -billed <br />cuckoo. The cuckoo is not expected to occur on the site and the La Plata River floodplain <br />will not be impacted by this project. <br />s http://wildlife.state.co.usiNR/rdonlyres/5E48BE99-6EDO-4A7A-97 9-7AC65E2C271 E/O/BorealToadRecove <br />Ky <br />pddf available 2010-07-28. <br />4 USDI Fish and Wildlife Service. 1995. Recovery plan for the Mexican spotted owl: Vol.I. Albuquerque, New <br />Mexico. 172pp. <br />s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2002. Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Recovery Plan. Albuquerque, New Mexico. <br />i -ix+ 210 pp., Appendix D, page D-1. <br />6 http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/candforms pdf/r8B06R VOl.pdf available 2010-07-20. <br />Sunrise Mining, LLC <br />112(d) Permit AM -02 — May Day and Idaho Mine Application <br />Revised September 30, 2017 <br />Page 3 of 6 <br />Exhibit H — Rule 6.4.8 <br />