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• SUMMARY <br />No federally listed T &E species are found in the project area. Except for <br />the Canada lynx, suitable habitat for all of these species is lacking. <br />There is suitable habitat for some sensitive species. However, numbers <br />observed within the North Fork Valley are low and habitat is more than <br />adequate to sustain existing populations. Loss of a small amount of habitat <br />through exploration activities will not adversely affect these species. <br />The amount of suitable habitat dictates the diversity and density of <br />management indicator species found in the area. Nearly all proposed <br />exploration activity is located away from those areas that are preferred by <br />these species. <br />There are extensive areas of habitat suitable for deer, elk and bears. For <br />these species there is more than enough habitat to sustain populations at or <br />above management objectives. <br />• Suitable nesting habitat for raptors is commonly found throughout the area. <br />Accipiters which are the species most frequently associated with habitat <br />types found in the project area, would be the most likely species to use <br />habitat found in this area. Other raptors are observed only infrequently in <br />the general vicinity. <br /> <br />