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n <br />LJ <br />~. <br />rn~~~ <br />Wildlife baseline studies were initiated in .^ay, 1979 at Peabody Coal <br />Carpany's Lucia Mine located 3 miles north~a.st of vucla, Ynntrose <br />County, Colorado. The study area encanpasse3 approximately 106 acres <br />at an elevation of 5700 ft. The objectives of the study included: <br />1. Comprehensive site-specific analysis of all terrestrial eacmunities <br />(i.e., major vegetation types) representa3 at the riucla Mine with <br />respect to vertebrate species co.~nposition, habitat affinities, <br />abundance, and diversity. <br />2. Identification and evaluation of habitat critical to the support of <br />important wildlife species (i.e., "threatened" or "endangered" species <br />or othEr vertebrates protected by state or federal law and certain <br />game animals) and habitat offering both enviironmea;tal and vegetative <br />situations which ~ntribute to maximum wildlife diversity for the <br />region. <br />3. Provision of a wildlife data base. appropriate to identifying <br />potential impacts on wildlife frar, mine developz~ent aixl.e ~*,~ion, <br />.developing meaningful and cost-effective mitigation r~asures for <br />significant impacts, and defi.-iing a long-tezm rrr~nitoring pro5zam for <br />evaluating the effectiveness of mitigation measures and detecting <br />unforeseen impacts. <br />Included in this cv~e-year program were field investigation of maam+alian <br />predators, snal.l mamTals, passerine, game and raptorial birds, and big <br />game species. The project site's importance to sport hunters was also <br />evaluated, <br />This report defines all methodology anployed~nuring the course of the <br />study. Results are surm~arized in r.c?v,l ar form and c:iscussed withi:. the <br />J~ <br />JUN 1 1 1980 <br />• <br />(Revised August 2006) Attachment 2.04.10-10-8 <br />