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No Action Alternative -There would be no known impacts to Native American religious <br />concerns. <br />THREATENED, ENDANGERED, AND SENSITIVE SPECIES (includes a finding on Standard 4) <br />Affected Environment: A list of species for Montrose County was obtained from the <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service web site (http://mountain-prairie.fws.gov/endspp/CountyLists/ <br />COLORADO.htm), and is shown below. <br />Common Name Scientific Name Status Present on <br />Site <br />Bald Eagle Holiaeetus teucocephalus T Y <br />Black-footed Ferret Mustela nigripes E N <br />Bonytail * Gila elegans E N <br />Canada Lynx Lynx canadensis T N <br />Clay-loving Wild-buckwheat Eriogonumpelinophilum E N <br />Colorado Pikeminnow * Ptychocheilus Lucius E N <br />Humpback Chub * Gila cypha E N <br />Mexican Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis T N <br />Razorback Sucker* Xyrauchentexanus E N <br />Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Empidonax [raillii extimus E N <br />Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus Sclerocactus glaucuc T N <br />Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus C N <br />"Critical Habitat and populations of these species occur downstream of this location on the <br />Colorado River. <br />T= Threatened Species <br />E= Endangered Species <br />C=Candidate Species <br />A site survey of this site took place on January 11, 2006. Of the species on the above list only the <br />wintering bald eagle is likely to be found on or around the proposed mine site. Use of the site by <br />this species is likely to be confined to incidental foraging. There are no nests, communal roosts, <br />or concentration areas that would be impacted by the proposed mining activity. <br />The Colorado pikeminnow, razorback sucker, bonytail chub, and humpback chub occur <br />downstream near the mouth of the Dolores River, and in the Colorado River. There are no <br />known occurrences of these species in the upper Dolores River or its tributaries. Designated <br />Critical Habitat for these species is located downstream in the Colorado River. <br />BLM sensitive species with potential to be located on the proposed mine site include: <br />Townsend's big eared bat, fringed myotis, Yuma myotis, spotted bat, big free-tailed bat, Naturita <br />12 <br />