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EXHIBIT H <br />Wildlife Information <br />Based on previous wildlife assessments prepared by the Department of Wildlife (DOW) in <br />the general azea, species that are commonly found in the azea include deer, pheasant, <br />rabbits, muskrat, beaver, waterfowl, raptors, rodents, magpies, and songbirds. Please refer <br />to the enclosed Wildlife Resources Assessment, prepared by a qualified biologist, for <br />detailed information regarding wildlife at the site. A copy of this assessment has been <br />submitted to Sharlene Haeger of the Colorado Department of Wildlife, see enclosed letter. <br />Wildlife species inhabiting the site include black-tailed prairie dog, northern leopard frog, <br />coyote, raccoon, cottontail rabbit, deer mice, pocket gopher, western meadowlark, horned <br />lark, rock dove, redwing blackbird, American robin, black-billed magpie, killdeer, <br />mourning dove, wood duck, and American goldfinch. <br />While bald eagle nesting sites have recently been observed in the general area, no local <br />bald eagle nesting sites have been identified on, or adjacent to, the proposed mining area. <br />The attached letter from the United State's Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW) states that a <br />population of Preble's meadow jumping mouse (PMJM) is unlikely on this site. <br />Local wildlife species may be displaced from the area during operations. However, they <br />aze expected to reestablish themselves when mining and reclamation have been completed. <br />The proposed mining and reclamation will not hinder local movement of wildlife. The <br />proposed lakes are anticipated to provide valuable habitat to waterfowl and migratory bird <br />species. <br />F[ Lupton Pi( <br />DMG !12 Permrt <br />Page 3/ of 8l <br />