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Table 1 - Flora/fauna listed by USFWS as threatened, endangered, or candidate with the potential to <br />occur in La Plata County, but eliminated from detailed evaluation for the proposed action. <br />SPECIES :: . STATUS S OA <br />N <br />U3 N <br /> ~~ SEASbN <br />F <br />E EI.IlI~IINATiO <br />FRQM <br /> CONSIDERATION <br />MAMMALS <br />Black-footed ferret E Open grasslands with prairie hrsu$"icient number of prairie <br />(Mustela nigripes) dog colonies year-round. dog bwrows within [he Analysis <br /> Area (AA). <br />Canada lynx T Eazly and late-successional No mixed conifer in the AA <br />(L canadensis) mixed conifer forest <br />BIRDS <br />Cmm~ison sage grouse C Low vegetation, sparse shrub No big sagebrush dominated <br />(Centrocercus minimus) azeas. Big sagebrush plant communities. <br /> dominated plant communities. <br />Mexican spotted owl T Matwe ponderosa pine/mixed No canyon cliff habitat in the <br />(SMx occidentalis Iucida) conifer in ca~on/cliff habitat AA. <br /> during spring, summer, and <br /> fall. <br />Southwestern willow E Breeds in riparian habitats No potential habitat in the AA <br />flycatcher where dense growth of due to lack of extensive willow <br />(Em tdntutt traitlii extimus) willows aze resent. thickets. <br />Yellow-billed cuckoo C Cukoos aze closely associated No potential habitat in the AA <br />(Coccyz:rs americanus) with broadleaf riparian due to lack of extensive willow <br /> forests. thickets. <br />FISH <br />Colorado pikentinnow E Lazge rivers with strong No perennial water resowces in <br />(Ptychocheilus Lucius) current, deep pools, eddies, the AA. <br /> and uiet backwaters. <br />Razorback sucker E Rivers with strong, steady No perennial water resowces in <br />(Xyrauchen texarttts) cwrents over sandy bottoms. the AA. <br />INVERTEBRATE <br />Uncompahgre fritillary E Habitat is moist alpine slopes No alpine habitat within the <br />butterfly above 12,000 feet with proposed project azea. <br />(Boloria acrocnema) extensive snow willow (Satix <br /> nivalis) patches which serve <br /> as the larval foodplant. <br />E - E~angered; T - Threatened; C -Candidate <br />Sowce: USFW S Mountain-Ptairie Region Ecological Services Endangered Species Lists <br />htto //mountain-prairie fws eon /endspp/County Lists/COLORADO hmi, accessed September 2005 <br />Biological Assessment fog the Ignacio Pit at I a Boca Carr}ron <br />