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<br /> Northern many-lined s~:ink <br /> eastern yellow-hellied racer <br />Plains hognosed snake <br /> Western mil}; snake <br /> northern water snake <br />1 Builsnake <br /> Western plains garter =_nake <br />' P,ed-sided carter snake <br /> Prairie rattlesnake <br /> Threatened and endangered species other *_har. the White <br /> pelican that may have had historic range in the are are the <br />' Greenbaci: Cutthroat trout, the Johnny darter, the B aci;-footed <br /> ferret, and the River otter. <br />1 The general effect on the possible es:isterc of any <br /> population of the above listed species is net e~pec ed to 6e <br /> significant, Mining has been occurring in the area f r several <br /> years. C)6viously the smaller rodent=_ are go=ng to b displaced <br />' and it is quite likely some will be killed as their b rr~ws are <br /> e:;cavated. However, the populations or' burrowing rode is are riot <br /> e::pected to 6e large due to the e>:istence of seaso ably high <br /> ground-water tables. <br /> Little impact on the larger wildlife species that may occur <br />' =_uch as deer, =_kunk, coyote, etc., is e~:pected. It i generally <br /> e~pected that these species are only transitory in th area due <br /> to the long-term mining that has occurred. <br />' Ultimately, there might 6e an increase in waterf wl due to <br /> the open ponds, however, *_he landowner :vculd prefer tha ttis did <br /> r:ot occur because of the potential for illegal hunting nd tres- <br /> pass. The landowner does not intend a beneficial use to occur <br /> from the e>:istence of the pond. <br /> JL1O to *_he on going mining operation.=_ '.o the north, sea=_or.al <br /> wiidii-z usz is not e::p acted t^ change. The existi r.g .::Wing has <br /> been occurring ier.g er:ough so t:~at any prier-to-m.i~inq =_e~.s~nal <br /> use has lone since been disrupter':. <br /> The return of rodent populations after mining is r.o e::p~cted <br /> to be significant due to the ions of their habitat. Sc ~.e rodents <br />' may move into the r=claimed areas around tho pond shore fines. := <br /> this were to hopper., then bird popuia*_icns could also b e:;pected <br /> to have a margina'- increase, especially those that pr y on the <br />' smaller roder•ts. ueer populations, large carnxvor po ulations, <br /> rnd populations of the lar-ger rodentia, beaver, nutria, eta=., are <br /> r.ot anticipated ±^ finer-ease. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> H-': <br /> <br />