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.' . <br />EXHIBIT H <br />WILDLIFE INFORMATION <br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) has been contacted to determine the potential impacts <br />to wildlife habitat this operation might have. <br />Exhibit H-1 is the letter recieved from Don Bogart at the DOW. The letter states this project will <br />have minimal impact on wildlife. <br />The Wellington Downs site consists primarily of irrigated cropland. Very few trees exist on the <br />portion of the property that will be disturbed. Most of the trees aze neaz the perimeter of the <br />property. Because of the extensive farming uses made of the land in the past, and lack of cover, <br />wildlife habitat is minimal. <br />Species that might be expected to be seen on the site include the following: rabbits, ground squirrels, <br />opossum, raccoons, fox, ducks, geese, meadow larks, magpies, robins, killdeer, and pheasants. No <br />threatened or endangered species aze known to exist in this area. <br />It is not anticipated that the additional noise and human activity of the proposed operation will have <br />any significant impact on wildlife in the immediate area. In fact, the reclamation plan for the <br />property should enhance wildlife habitat when complete. Previous mining operation have <br />demonstrated that the creation of an open body of water, with even minimal plantings of grasses and <br />cover along the shoreline, will quickly attract a wide variety of wildlife, even while mining <br />operations aze in progress. <br />14 <br />