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WILDLIFE INFORMATION <br />EXHIBIT H <br />The operation is expected to have minimal impact on wildlife during the course of operations. <br />The existing pit has been worked for a number of years therefore much of the disturbance which <br />could occur probably already has happened. Mining has the effect of immediately displacing <br />animals inhabiting the area to be disturbed and also the animals using the area for foraging and <br />hunting. bVith the areas around the gravel pit available for the animals, little impact should occur <br />to the existing wildlife. Also, as new areas are mined, older areas will be reclaimed, as described <br />in the mining plan. <br />The elements of the potential wildlife habitat are rated on a basis according to the amount of <br />vegetation that is available to wildlife as food and cover. The kind and abundance of wildlife that <br />populate an area depend lazgely on the amount and distribution of food, cover and water. if arty <br />one of these elements is missing, inadequate, or inaccessible, wildlife becomes scarce or does not <br />inhabit the area. The area adjacent to the existing pit is and has been used for cattle grazing but <br />does produce food, cover and some nesting areas that are primarily attractive to rodents and <br />ground-dwelling birds, and the predators that feed on these animals. Nearby wooded areas provide <br />an abundance of cover and' nesting areas. <br />The species likely to transplant. to or inhabit the site or immediately adjacent areas are <br />given below. There are no threatened or endangered species known to use the area for breeding <br />habitat to be attected by the operation. <br />Cugnini 12/03 29 <br />