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• the past with rainbow trout by the CDOW and probably contains about 75% of that species. <br />Other species m the reservoir are Black Bullheads, Sun&sh, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, <br />Crappie, and Lazgemouth Bass. Good Spring Creek and the Wilson Reservoir will not be <br />disturbed by the mining operation; therefore, no analysis on the potential fisheries population <br />or benthic fauna has been done. <br />Threatened and EndanEered Species <br />State or federally listed threatened or endangered animal species are known to rarely utilize <br />the habitats present on the permit azea; it is unlikely that any impact will occur with respect <br />to those threatened and endangered species which aze known to occur on the region. <br />VTN biologists observed a single Perigrine Falcon hunting on the mine site during summer <br />field work in 1974 and 1975. There have been no observations since 1975, and it is most <br />likely that the observations occurred during migration. <br />Bald Eagles aze frequently observed along the White and Yampa Rivers during the winter <br />months and may rarely be found on the mine site. During the winter of 2005 a pair of Bald <br />Eagles where observed hunting within the permit boundary and were reported in writing to <br />the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology. Please refer to Volume 4, Exhibit 11, Letter <br />dated March 8, 2005 for documentation. <br />Golden Eagles aze known to occasionally hunt on the mine site but aze not listed as <br />• threatened or endangered. However, they are included under the Bald Eagle Protection Act <br />which basically gives the Golden Eagle the same protection as the Bald Eagle. Golden Eagle <br />nests m the azea have been identi5ed by the CDOW and aze shown on the Wildlife Agency <br />Information Map, (Map 14). Correspondence from the CDOW concerning the Golden Eagles <br />is set forth in Exhibit 11, July 23, 1980 letter from Bill Clazk of CROW to Colowyo <br />concerning wildlife on the Colowyo mine and adjacent aeeas. <br />The permit does not provide suitable nesting habitat for raptor species, except for the cliffs <br />along Good Spring Creek and the south side of Streeter Draw. Raptors are known to <br />occasionally hunt on the site or migrate through the azea. The primary impact for raptor <br />species will be loss of hunting habitat until mined areas have been reseeded, but experience <br />has indicated that the <br />L J <br />2.04.11-47 Revision Date: 3/9/05 <br />Revision No.: MR-72 <br />