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Wildlife Survey <br />Threatened, Endangered, Sensitive and Management Indicator Species <br />During habitat and wildlife surveys no Threatened, Endangered, Sensitive or <br />Management Indicator Species were observed in the area of the drill site and access road. <br />Raptors <br />There is suitable raptor nesting habitat (especially for accipiters) within a 1/4 mile radius <br />of the site. No raptor nests were located during the surveys. <br />SUMMARY <br />No federally listed T &E species aze found in the project azea. Suitable habitat for all of <br />these species is lacking. <br />There is suitable habitat for some Sensitive species. However, numbers observed within <br />the North Fork Valley are low and habitat is more than adequate to sustain existing <br />populations. Loss of a small amount of habitat through exploration activities will not <br />adversely affect these species. <br />The amount of suitable habitat dictates the diversity and density of Management Indicator <br />Species found in the azea. Nearly all proposed exploration activity is located away from <br />those azeas that aze preferred by these species. <br />There aze extensive azeas of habitat suitable for deer, elk and beazs. For these species <br />there is more than enough habitat to sustain populations at or above management <br />objectives. <br />Suitable nesting habitat for raptors is commonly found throughout the area. Accipiters, <br />which aze the species most frequently associated with habitat types found in the project <br />area, would be the most likely species to use habitat found in this azea. Other raptors aze <br />observed only infrequently in the general vicinity. <br />