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• The Colorado Division of l•!ildlife estimates that some 25 antelope utilize the proposed lease area from early summer until adverse pointer i:eather forces them to winter ranges northwest of the proposed lease area. This group of antelope is a segment of a herd unit estimated at 100-150 in nm-nber and inhabit the area bounded by Cameron Pass on the south, Highiaays 125 and 14 on the west, the foot of the Ptedicine Bow ?fountains on the east and the h'yoming State line on the north. The Colorado Division of l:ildlife has designated this area as Antelope Unit A8. Antelope does and faions were observed within the proposed lease area this past sum~Ter. The succulant grasses and fortis available in Bush Draw in spring and early ,summer provide highly nutritious forage and may attract lactating does to the area. The antelope depend upon the sagebrush and associated vegetation for food and cover. The vegetation portion of this report discusses in detail the vegetation com- plex associated with the proposed lease area. Pfule deer migrate adjacent to the proposed lease area enroute to lower elevation al winter ranges between Sdalden and Cowdrey. Some deer winter on the south-facing ridges and slopes west of the lease area. Elk are not known to use the proposed lease area, but have been • observed north in the N.cCallum oil field in past winters.- >. -~~Precise small mammal and songbird data are lacking for the proposed - lease area. Those species listed in the North Park URA associated with the sagebrush ecosystem can be expected to inhabit the lease area. The species of songbird and small mammals listed above are known to inhabit the proposed lease site and adjacent, similar habitat; however, biological factors such as population nt~'nbers, distribution, habitat require ants, etc., for these species are u_~l:no~.r at this time. 21