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• nesting habitat is not available in or near the review area. <br /> Loggerhead shrike, (Lanus ludovicianus), Federal category 2 species, use has not been recorded on <br /> the review area. Potential breeding and nesting habitat is present. Loggerhead shrikes are <br /> dependant upon the sagebrush and gambel oak shrub communities for breeding and nesting habitat <br /> in this region, during spring and summer. Their presence in this region during winter is uncommon. <br /> None of the following listed fishes occur on the review area, or in the North Fork of the Gunnison <br /> River: <br /> Bonytail chub IGila elegans) Federal & State Endangered <br /> CO River squawfish (Ptychocheilus lucius) Federal & State Endangered <br /> Humpback chub (Gila cyphs) Federal & State Endangered <br /> Razorback sucker lXyrouchen texenus) Federal & State Endangered <br /> However, the Upper Colorado River Basin, of which the North Fork of the Gunnison River is a <br /> tributary, does support populations of these fish. The squawfish and razorback sucker have been <br /> known to occur in the lower Gunnison River. <br /> River otters, (Lutre canadensis), State Endangered species, are not known to be present on the <br /> review area, however, the North Fork of the Gunnison River is considered suitable habitat. A <br /> population exists in the Gunnison Gorge 20 miles southwest of the proposed lease tract and <br /> migration from the Gorge to the proposal area is possible. <br /> Although it is possible for lynx, (Felis lynx►, State Endangered species, to occur in the region they <br /> are not known to be present on the review area. The range of lynx in Colorado is believed to be <br /> • confined to coniferous forests above 9,000 feet. <br /> Grand Mesa Penstemon, (Penstemon menserum), Federal category 2 species, is known to occur in <br /> the Hawksnest drainage approximately 15 miles from the tract. It's presence on the review area is <br /> unconfirmed, but possible. This species occurs most frequently in the aspen and oak stands <br /> between 7,200 and 9,500 foot elevation levels. <br /> The following list of species occur in the region but not on the review area: <br /> Black-Footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) Endangered <br /> Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) Category-2 <br /> Long-Billed Curlew (Numenius americans) Category-2 <br /> Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentelis lucidal Proposed <br /> Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) Category-2 <br /> Southwest Willow Flycatcher (Epidomax traild extimus) Category-1 <br /> White-Faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) Category-2 <br /> Whooping Crane (Gros Americana) Endangered <br /> Adobe Desert Parsley (Lomatium concinnum) Category-2 <br /> Clay-Loving Buckwheat (Eriogonum pelinophilum) Endangered <br /> Spineless Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. inermis) Endangered <br /> Montrose Penstemon (Penstemon retrorsus) Category-2 <br /> Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus (Sclerocactus glaucus) Threatened <br /> Wetherill Milkvetch (Astragalus wetherillit) Category-2 <br /> Category 1 and 2 species are candidates for listing as threatened or endangered under the <br /> . Endangered Species Act; information is currently not sufficient to support listing. <br /> Proposed species are those which have been formally proposed to be listed as threatened or <br /> endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Proposed species are afforded the same <br /> Page 7 <br />