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RULE 2 - PERMITS RN3 2.04-169 5/20/25 Table 2.04.11-T6 Special Status Fish and Wildlife Species Occurring for Routt County, Colorado, and Likelihood of Occurrence in the Peabody Sage Creek Mine Permit Area (continued) Common Name / Scientific Name Federal Status State Status BLM Sensitive Habitat Potential for Occurrence within the Peabody Sage Creek Mine Permit Area Mammals Canada lynx / Lynx canadensis Threatened Endangered Subalpine spruce-fir forests, particularly uneven-aged stands with relatively open canopies and well-developed understories. Low based on lack of suitable habitat. Reintroduced experimental population in southeast Colorado, San Juan mountains. Northern Pocket Gopher / Thomomys talpoides Species of Concern They are found in many different habitat types including agricultural and pasture lands, semidesert shrublands, and grasslands. Possible due to suitable habitat. Northern River Otter / Lontra canadensis Threatened Riparian habitats with permanent water of relatively high quality and with an abundant food base of fish or crustaceans. Minimum estimated water flows are 10 cubic feet (0.28 cubic m) per second. Very low due to lack of suitable perennial stream habitat. Wolverine / Gulo gulo Endangered High elevation, heavily timbered forests. Very low due to lack of suitable habitat. Extirpated from Colorado. Gray Wolf / Canis lupus Endangered Experimental Population The wide range of habitats in which wolves can thrive reflects their adaptability as a species, and includes temperate forests, mountains, tundra, taiga, and grasslands. Likely to pass through permit boundary. Un-verified sightings and tracks have occurred in 2025 Fish Bonytail Chub / Gila elegans Endangered Endangered Large, warm rivers, usually turbid and swift moving; prefers pools and eddies within these rivers. Very low due to lack of suitable habitat. No known, sustaining populations in Colorado, but has recently been restocked into Green and Yampa Rivers. Colorado Pikeminnow / Ptychocheilus lucius Endangered Threatened Large, swift flowing, turbid rivers with quiet, warm backwaters Very low due to lack of suitable habitat. Humpback Chub / Gila cypha Endangered Threatened Deep, fast moving, whitewater, usually turbid, and often associated with large boulders or canyons with steep cliffs. Within these areas, usually found in slower eddies and pools. Very low due to lack of suitable habitat. Razorback Sucker / Xyrauchen texanus Endangered Endangered Large rivers four to ten feet deep with strong current and backwaters; also off-stream impoundments and reservoirs. Very low due to lack of suitable habitat.