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<br />WILDLIFE INFORMATION <br />EXHIBIT H <br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) has been contacted to determine the potential impacts to <br />wildlife habitat at this site. <br />Exhibit H-1 is the letter received from Andre Duvall a[ the DOW. The letter states that this project will <br />have minimal impact on wildlife. <br />The Timnath Connell site consists primarily of irrigated cropland. Very few trees exist on the portion of <br />the property that will be disturbed. Most of the trees are neaz the perimeter of the property. Because of <br />[he extensive farming uses made of the land in the past, and lack of cover, wildlife habitat is minimal. <br />Species that might be expected to be seen on the site include the following: rabbits, ground squirrels, <br />opossum, raccoons, fox, ducks, geese, meadow lazks, magpies, robins, killdeer, and pheasants. No <br />threatened or endangered species are known to exist in this area. <br />It is not anticipated that the additional noise and human activity of the proposed operation will have any <br />significant impact on wildlife in the immediate area. The reclamation plan for the property should <br />enhance wildlife habitat when complete. Previous mining operations have demonstrated that the creation <br />of an open body of water, with even minimal plantings of grasses and cover along the shoreline, will <br />quickly attract a wide variety of wildlife, even while mining operations are in progress. <br />