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0 <br /> WILDLIFE INFORMATION EXHIBIT H <br /> [Rules&Regs§6.4.81 <br /> CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL PERMIT N2 M 2001-.......... <br /> REOuLAR 112 OPERATION <br /> " WEIMER ONE (TRAVEL" <br /> January 2001 <br /> Wildlife existing at the grassy rolling prairie site are mule deer, elk, coyote, bob cat, lynx, badger, <br /> cottontail & jackrabbit, prairie dog, songbirds, crow, itinerant hunting raptors, and a limited small <br /> reptile and insect regime. Badger and prairie dog populations have been effectively controlled by <br /> the efforts of the ranching operation on the sizable host Weimer Ranch. <br /> The primary food source for black-footed ferret having been thus effectively eliminated, that listed <br /> specie is not found in the vicinity. Listed raptors do undoubtedly frequent the vicinity occasionally <br /> in their hunting forays, but do not perch nor nest in the immediate area due to the lack of cover and <br /> steep terrain preferred for those essential activities. <br /> Mule deer and elk frequent the area and tend to winter extensively there. The larger mammal <br /> predators frequent the area, although their activity is primarily itinerant in nature. Grizzly bear are <br /> not known to exist there. Black bear, although not commonly known to frequently inhabit, could <br /> possibly occasionally traverse the site in transition to their more protected and preferred habitat. <br /> All of the wildlife inhabitants of the area are highly mobile and easily relocate to the nearby ample <br /> similar habitat as they are temporarily displaced by mining activity. Following the relatively short <br /> duration of mining activity, all species quickly re-populate the reclaimed and greatly enhanced range <br /> pasture habitat. <br /> 22 <br />