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EXHIBIT H--- WILDLIFE INFORMATION <br />This high altitude site affords year round habitat for large ungulates, including elk and <br />deer, with less use by mountain sheep. The alpine grasses and forbes provide for summer <br />and fall browse for the species above, and also provides habitat for pica, marmot, and a <br />number of species of ground squirrel and other rodents. Timbered azeas may provide <br />cover for large game animals year-round, and aspen stands reflect elk browse markings. <br />Wildlife use of the Taylor Gulch area appeazs to be limited to migratory type of browse <br />due to lack of cover over most of the basin and human accessibility (County Road 228) <br />which crosses the basin slopes within the mining zone and above the mining area on the <br />western flank of Taylor Basin. Mining is not expected to impact wildlife movement or <br />use of the site relative to its present extent of browse and cover. A statement from <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife is submitted with this exhibit to provide for review of the <br />proposed amendment and its expected impacts on wildlife. Colorado Mazble, Inc., is <br />requesting a field season for mining at the site from May 1 through September 30`n <br />RECEIVED <br />DEC 12 2006 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />20 <br />