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The following information pertaining to wildlife is provided for use by <br />• the Land Reclamation Board in their consideration of a mining permit <br />for Western Slope Carbon Inc. (Hawk's Nest Mine <br />Site Location b2 <br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife does hereby find, to the best of our <br />knowledge, that the impact of the proposed mining operation on wildlife <br />will be <br />x minor <br />moderate <br />mayor <br />Mine Location: SEA, Section 10, 7 13 5, R ^,0 W <br />Wildlife Species List: (may be attached) Wildlife in the area include songbirds, <br />raptors, including golden eagles, bald eagles; dove, raccoon, cottontail rabbits, <br />deer, elk, black bear, coyote, bobcat, amphibians, reptiles and many trout, several <br />species of suckers, dace and sculpin. <br />Endangered Species Impacted: Northern bald eagles <br />• Assessment of Impact on Wildlife: The impacts to wildlife in this area will be <br />minor. Major impacts on wildlife habitat have occurred in this area during past <br />mining operations. <br />Mine Reclamation Recommendations: (may be attached)Reclamation plans should <br />include cleaning up the area, covering the area with topsoil and revegation with <br />native vegetation, such as oakbrush, willow, thin leaf cottonwoods and other fortis <br />and grasses such as Indian rice grass, brome grasses, sweet clover and blue grams. <br />• Prepared by Dave Kenvin Title Division Wildlife Manager <br />is erman Wildlife Biologist <br />Date July 26. 197$ <br />