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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />EXHIBIT H <br />WILDLIFE <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Investigations of wildlife species composition, distribution <br />and seasonal use were initiated in 1970 on the Colony (Dow 'West <br />and. Grand Valley) permit areas and have continued to some extent <br />through winter 1978-79. Although invertebrates have..been.ad- <br />dressed (Marquardt 1972, 1973a,b), the majority of studies have <br />st-ressed fish (Pettus 1972, Flickinger et al, 1973); reptiles <br />and amphibians (Pettus 1973a,b), birds and mammals.(Cringan <br />1973a,,b; Neil 1972a,b; Smith 1973; Stoeker 19.74a,.b). Emphasis <br />was placed on big game in reports by Cringan (1973b), Neil <br />(1972a,b,c), Paur (1972), and Ecology Consultants Incorporated <br />(1978, 1979). Based on these reports, a total of 33 species of <br />mammals,. 125 species of birds, 12 species of reptiles and amphib= <br />ians,.and.21 species of fish are known to. inhabit the.'permi,t <br />areas. A number of additional species of mammals,: birds, reptile s__ <br />and amphibians, and fishes possibly occur, based on known dis.Eri- <br />butions .in northwestern Colorado (Armstrong 1972, Bailey and <br />Ni.edrach 1965). <br />Methodologies are not described in this report due to the diver- <br />~i•ty of .techniques employed by the various consultants over the <br />years. However, all methods were standard, scientifically. <br />accepted approaches to the acquisition of quantitative and quali- <br />tative data. The individual reports referenced above contain <br />methodology and are available upon request. <br />This.-exhibit, which summarizes.t~e results of the investigations <br />noted. above, has be:ea, ar•can.ged•taxonbmically. The discussions <br />A-1 <br />