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�II II�II�IIII'�� �I� <br /> 999 <br /> WILDLIFE <br /> Summary <br /> Wildlife habitat affected by the proposed sand and gravel <br /> mine is floodplain meadow. The more important riparian <br /> habitat will be left largely undisturbed. Habitat destruction <br /> will occur, resulting in reduced populations chiefly of meadow <br /> voles and insects and of several types of birds. Reclamation <br /> will result in habitat superior to that which now exists. <br /> Present Conditions <br /> There is little known about the wildlife that occurred along <br /> South Boulder Creek before the arrival of white man. It is <br /> i <br /> • likely that the stream and its associated habitats supported <br /> most species we find here today, and, likely as well , these <br /> occurred in greater numbers. There are some exceptions to <br /> this. A few species in the area are known to have arrived <br /> after white man: starlings, bluejays and fox squirrels, for <br /> example. Similarly, certain waterfowl populations (Canada <br /> geese particularly) are more abundant in this region now <br /> than they once were because of the many reservoirs built in <br /> recent times . It is helpful to place South Boulder Creek <br /> in a time perspective because its existing fauna has been <br /> • influenced by regional changes as well as local ones. It is <br /> no longer a natural area, vegetationally or faunistically. <br /> It is a product of human activities , and those wildlife species <br /> D-1 <br />