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• S~cun;c and raccoon also visited scene-st~tiors. 2elauve aburdarce indices <br />IOr DO tS"1 SpeCleS exceeded thOSe 0:,:~lncG ~rcri .:ea~by t~5~\'$ 5'1I~/2yeG 11neS <br />al iG ule Stdt2 average. However, Cie Scellt-Sta Lion tec:.:, 1Cy'l.:e Was G2Sl~iEG t0 <br />inventorl canid populations and ;ray not provide data indicative o~ raccoon <br />and skutic populations in the area. LC;zile botr. the spotted skunk and the <br />striped skunk occur in the region, the for..2r secies prefers roccy areas <br />with s:,rums wrtile the latter species is :,nre corrcnly foti,nd in rai~itats <br />si-rdlar to those near the Nucla :nine (Lech~eitr,er 1909) . NDreover, a <br />striped skunk (road kill) was observed appro:;i.-ti,teiy 1~, ;,.files sout;'.,~st <br />of tile study area in October, 197y, ^:.e stripeJ. 'sk,:n'.<, ii)Ce the s;-ntted <br />skunk, is oru-swrous. Major foods OOnS'ist of carrion, first-cts, a.-~hibians, <br />reptiles, Ui.:eLs, wall Ramnals, and fruit (Lechleit.er 1909). <br />Faccoons art Waundant in croist areas (e.g. , swa.;.ps, rivers, ponds) and <br />agricultural L3!'~as where there are trees to provide da-~rung op:~ortunities. <br />Raccoons are tvmhivl2Y6us, their diet consists of a verf large variety of <br />• plants and an;m;ls (~h].eirSiPS 1969) . The racccor. tracks recorded during <br />this survey were observed near an apple orchard approxi.ately 1 ramie south- <br />west o: the study area. <br />Other rarnaliar. predators known to occur in t.e vicinity o` the study area <br />but not encountered during the wildlife investications in 1979-198C Were <br />t;e bobcat (Fells rufus) and rountain lion (Fells croncolcr) . ~ ese species <br />have been sighted in the pinyon-juniper woodlands east o: the study area, <br />(personal ccrrauiication, March 198G, Rick Sr:erran, 3X7.4) . <br />REPTIZES Ah'D A?"S~HIBIFINS <br />Habitats at the tiucla mine support fea reptiles a-:d a-~-Y.hibians. ~~]esterr. <br />garter snakes {i'fiarronhis elegais) were observed on the site and u e chorus <br />frog (Pseudacri9 triseriata) and Oseat Basin spadefoot (Ecaphiopus interron- <br />tanus) were encounterec] during the spring breeding period in ponds near t}-:e <br />study area. fine sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus craciosus) and Eastern fence <br />• lizard (S. undulatus) were observed in roc;c a.;.ci brush piles on t`.e western <br />wine o` the study area. The hull sna)ce (Pituoc'~is -e?::~~'.eu~~~=) , racer <br />_y,; _ <br />J U M ! 1 1980 <br />