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Highbury Resources, Inc. DOE Uranium Leases 5 <br /> Environmental Review <br /> • or in the vicinity concerning wildlife or vegetation. The survey included each of the features and, <br /> for raptors, a 1-mile buffer. The survey was conducted using a 4-wheel drive vehicle, a mountain <br /> bicycle, and on foot. <br /> 5.0 RESULTS <br /> 5.1 Threatened and Endangered Species <br /> Those threatened and endangered species identified by the USFWS as potentially occurring on the <br /> drilling sites and/or may be affected by the project are listed in Table 5-1. The list includes one <br /> mammal,three birds, four fish and two insects. <br /> 5.1.1 Gray Wolf <br /> Wolves are habitat generalists and lived throughout the northern hemisphere (USFWS 2023). They <br /> • only require ungulate prey and must live where human-caused mortality rates are not excessive. <br /> Currently the lease areas are outside gray wolf ranges. The species is not expected in the area; <br /> therefore,the proposed reclamation activities will have no effect on this species. <br /> 5.1.2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo <br /> This bird nests primarily in large stands of cottonwood-riparian habitat below 7,000 feet <br /> (NatureServe 2024). It is a riparian obligate species that prefers extensive areas of dense thickets <br /> and mature deciduous forests near water. It requires low, dense, shrubby vegetation for nest sites. <br /> In the west, these birds nest in tall cottonwood and willow riparian woodland. The lease areas lack <br /> suitable habitat for this bird; therefore, there will be no effect on this species with the proposed <br /> reclamation activities. <br /> 5.1.3 Gunnison Sage-Grouse <br /> Gunnison sage-grouse use a variety of habitats throughout the year, but the primary component <br /> necessary is sagebrush, especially big sagebrush. Sagebrush is used for hiding and thermal cover <br /> March 2024 Real West Natural Resource Consulting <br />