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• 6.2.2 Deer Road Kill Study <br />Per the monitoring requirement from the BLM, WRN compiled deer road kill data throughout <br />2001 for vehicles traveling to and from the mine site. One deedvehicle, one elk/vehicle, and <br />one deer/trudc accident was reported in 2001. <br />2001 Date Location Vehicle Collision Commerhs <br />9111 Hwy 64 Mile Market 64 FSNalling coMr elk <br />10N2 Hwy 13 mile Marker 12 HiNdlling, mature dce <br />1119 RBC 5 Mile Marker 13 FGt/Idlling mature dce <br />In summary two deer/vehicle collision and one elk/vehicle collision were reported in 2001 with <br />all three animals confirmed killed. There were seven confirmed kills in 1998 and only one in <br />1999. Four deer were confirmed killed in 2000 and two were injured. The overall vehicle traffic <br />has decreased from 2000 to 2001. The number of bicarb haul trucks (14 per day) was less than <br />• the number in 2000. Total vehicle traffic was approximately 24/day. Most deer migrate to <br />higher elevations in May and return in September. Typically deer are concentrated near the <br />open roadsides in the winter and early spring, resulting in increased road kills in the spring. <br />Due to an open winter in 2001 deer did not concentrate along roads during the winter months <br />as bad as some previous years. <br />6.2.3 Raptor Survey <br />Per mitigation requirements of the BLM Record of Decision, annual raptor breeding activity <br />was monitored. Raptor breeding activity inventories are conducted in the planned well <br />• 91 <br />