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• A summary of findings at the drill site and on the road corridor follows. The <br />drill site location and access road are shown on Figure 1. <br />GENERAL OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING T & E, SENSITIVE <br />AND MANAGEMENT INDICATOR SPECIES <br />In reviewing the list of species and their habitat requirements provided by <br />the USFS, the conclusion can be drawn that habitat for most of these species <br />is lacking, very limited or of poor quality at, and around, the proposed drill <br />site and access road. <br />Two ground dwelling mammals are listed by the USFWS. These are the <br />Canada lynx and black footed ferret. In the general area there is a small <br />amount of potentially suitable denning and other habitat for lynx. The USFS <br />has mapped areas near the site as potential "other lynx habitat". By <br />definition this means that it is not considered denning or winter foraging <br />habitat, but could be used by lynx. No potential habitat is visible from the <br />SST-1 site. No lynx are known to occur within many miles of this area and <br />considerable suitable habitat exists in those areas where they are currently <br />• located. It is probably safe to assume that no lynx would move into the area. <br />Further, drill site and road construction will not result in the loss of any <br />potentially suitable habitat. <br />No suitable habitat exists for the black footed ferret on National Forest lands <br />or in this part of the state. No suitable habitat for spotted and Townsend's <br />big-eared bats exists in the vicinity of the proposed drill sites or access <br />roads. <br />The southwestern willow flycatcher is listed as Endangered by the USFWS. <br />However, they have determined that habitat is lacking in the area where the <br />project is located. Field surveys confirm that no suitable willow habitat <br />exists in the area where the site and access road are located. <br />The bald eagle and Mexican spotted owl are listed as Threatened by the <br />USFWS. There is no suitable habitat for either of these species within the <br />project area. There are no records of the Mexican spotted owl having been <br />observed on the forest. The nearest suitable habitat for bald eagles is along <br />the Gunnison River several miles to the north. <br /> <br />2 <br />