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COLORADO <br /> Parks and Wildlife <br /> Department of Natural Resources CeE'vCD <br /> Montrose Office C <br /> 2300 S. Townsend Avenue SEP ' <br /> Montrose, CO 81401 <br /> P 970.252.6000 1 F 970.252.6053 O�a�s� <br /> RAND g, Tja1V <br /> Lucas West <br /> Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br /> 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> September 8, 2019 <br /> Dear Mr. West, <br /> We have received a request for a wildlife impact statement for the Horsefly Rock Source <br /> mining operation (M2019-010). I am familiar with the area indicated within the <br /> application. <br /> The proposed mining area lies within elk summer range and mapped production area <br /> along with elk winter range and winter concentration area. It also lies within a mule <br /> deer migration area and summer range. <br /> Within the application is states, "Mining, crushing, and screening may take place in any <br /> part of the year but is expected to be limited to less than 7 months per year". We <br /> recommend, to protect elk on winter range that no mining, crushing or screening take <br /> place at this site from December 1 - April 31 annually. <br /> Development and disturbance on ungulate winter range is a concern. Winter range is a <br /> significantly important limiting factor for all big game species, including elk. Winter <br /> range is a small percentage of a species overall range where forage is limited and <br /> environmental conditions and human disturbance can cause physiological stress on the <br /> animals. The importance of winter range habitat cannot be overstated. <br /> Thank you for providing us an opportunity to comment. If you have any questions please <br /> contact me, or Renzo DelPiccolo, Area Wildlife Manager, at 970-252-6000. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> ` C 0 <br /> Kelly Crane <br /> District Wildlife Manager - Ridgway <br /> Dan Prenzlow,Director,Colorado Parks and Wildlife•Parks and Witdhfe Commission:Taishya Adams•Betsy Blecha•Robert W.Bray•Charles Garcia <br /> Mane Haskett•Carrie Besnette Hauser.Marvin McDaniel,Vice-Chair•Luke B.Schafer•Eden Vardy•James Vigil,Secretary•Michelle Zimmerman,Chair <br /> 'k7 <br />