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1 <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />Exhibit H - Wildlife Information <br />The operation is expected to have a minimal impact on wildlife during <br />the course of operations. Mining has the effect of immediately displacing <br />animals inhabiting and animals foraging or hunting in the area to be <br />disturbed. According to ratings criteria relating soils, vegetation types, <br />and wildlife habitat potentials, the affected area has a potential rating <br />as only poor openland-type of habitat and fair for rangeland habitat. <br />according to the amount of vegetation that is available to wildlife as food <br />The elements of potential wildlife habitat are rated on a basis <br />and cover. The kind and abundance of wildlife that populate an area <br />depend largely on the amount and distribution of food, cover, and water. <br />1 If any one of these elements is missing, inadequate, or inaccessible, <br />wildlife becomes scarce or does not inhabit the area. The areas adjacent <br />to the existing pit are grazed by domestic livestock but produce plants <br />that provide food, limited cover and some nesting areas that are primarily <br />attractive to rodents and ground-dwelling birds, and the predators that <br />' feed on these animals. Otherwise, the site is dry and has sparse <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />1 <br />vegetation cover. This limits the species and diversity of animals likely <br />to utilize the area. More attractive wildlife habitat is available to the <br />south, outside the permit area, along drainageways. <br />Besides domestic livestock, the major species likely to be transient <br />to or inhabit the site or immediately adjacent areas are given below. <br />There are no threatened or endangered species known to inhabit or frequent <br />the actual area to be affected by the operation. <br />1 <br />