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• EXHIBIT H -WILDLIFE INFORMATION <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Exhibit H has been prepared in accordance with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation. <br />Board (NLRB) Rule 6.4.8. The exhibit includes a description of the significant wildlife <br />resources in the vicinity of the project area and the seasonal wildlife use of resources <br />within the project area; the potential threatened, endangered, and sensitive wildlife <br />species within the project area; and an analysis of potential impacts of the project on <br />wildlife. <br />The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />(CDOW), and the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) were consulted and their <br />inputs were requested prior to and during the preparation of this Exhibit. Rule 6.4.8 <br />requires a description of the game and non-game resources on and in the vicinity of the <br />application area as follows: <br />(1)(a) a description of the significant wildlife resources on the affected land; <br />(1)(b) seasonal use of the area; <br />(1)(c) the presence and estimated population of threatened or endangered species from <br />either federal or state lists; and <br />• (1)(d) a description of the general effect during and after the proposed operation on.the . <br />existing wildlife of the area, including but not limited to, temporary and <br />permanent loss of food and habitat, interference with migratory routes and the <br />general effect on the wildlife from increased human activity, including noise. <br />Sections (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(c) were developed from information collected from the <br />above-mentioned agencies, and a site visit was conducted by Greystone Environmental <br />Consultants (May 24, 2001). Section (1)(d) also incorporates comments received from <br />the agencies. <br />Information regazding wildlife within the project area has been obtained by contacting the <br />USFWS, CDOW, CNHP, and by conducting a site visit. The USFWS regulates <br />federally-listed threatened and endangered species, the CDOW manages wildlife in the <br />state of Colorado, and the CNHP provides information on species occurrences within <br />Colorado. <br />Threatened, Endangered, and Wildlife Species of Special Concern within <br />the Project Area <br />The USFWS provided a list of potentially occurring federally-listed threatened and <br />endangered species (Cazlson 2001) and CDOW provided a list of potentially occun•ing <br />state species of special concern (Kaczmazek 2001, Kaczmazek 1999) within the project <br />• area. Additionally, both agencies provided additional comments addressing concerns <br />regazding the project. Threatened, endangered, and species of special concern will <br />AppExhibitsA-T-APP(1180)RevB/January 11, 2002 H-1 <br />