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S~/ II I I II I II I II IIII III Doc Date:12/11/2001 <br />12.04.11 Fish & Wildlife Resources Information <br />1~ geland-makes-up-a-major-portion of the permit area and adjacent <br />areas. The mountain shrub ecosystem supports substantial popula- <br />tions of big game, small game and a diverse complex of other <br />mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. <br />Investigation of wildlife resources and their habitats were <br />initiated in 1974 on the Colowyo Federal Coal Lease #D-034365 and <br />surrounding areas under a contract with VTN, Colorado, Inc. <br />Information from this early work, along with additional resources <br />information and habitat requirements obtained from the Colorado <br />Division of Wildlife (CDOW) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />(USFWS), were presented in the Northwest Colorado Coal Environ- <br />mental Statement. Additional site specific data collected by VTN <br />through 1977, along with surveys and observations made by Colowyo <br />personnel through 1980, have been included within this application. <br />In November 1985, Camp, Dresser and McKee, Inc. (CDM) completed the <br />report "Wildlife Baseline Report for the Danforth 1 and 3 Federal <br />Coal Leases" prepared for Consolidation Coal Company. The report <br />in its entirety can be found in Exhibit 11, Wildlife Information. <br />The report provides an inventory of site specific and regional <br />wildlife resources of the Danforth 1 and 3 Federal Coal Leases and <br />vicinity and was complete April 1984 through June 1985. Existing <br />background information was complemented by a year-long program of <br />site-specific field studies. <br />Although the focus of the study is of a much broader regional scale <br />than necessary for areas to be mined by Colowyo, it offers very <br />valuable information to update the original baseline information in <br />the initial Colowyo permit. In most cases the report serves to re- <br />confirm many of the predictions initially made by Colowyo regarding <br />the impacts of mining to local wildlife populations. <br />Colowyo has made every effort to coordinate all studies, management <br />techniques, and habitat improvement programs with the State and <br />Federal agencies having responsibility for managing wildlife <br />habitat. Several meetings were held with USFWS and CDOW personnel <br />2.04.11-1 <br />