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Canada lynx: The proposed project activities will not disturb any lynx denning habitat. It will <br />not affect any suitable reproductive habitat. It will not affect summer and winter foraging <br />habitat, or migration habitat. Project activities will not affect individual lynx, in the short-term, <br />during project implementation by construction noise and elevated human presence causing lynx <br />to avoid using the project area as reproductive, foraging, or migration/dispersal habitat. Long- <br />term and cumulative effects on Canada lynx are not expected. <br />Endangered Fish: Four federally listed endangered species (Colorado pikeminnow, <br />humpback chub, bonytail chub, and razorback sucker) occur in offsite areas including the <br />Gunnison and Colorado Rivers. <br />Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly: The Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly is restricted to the <br />higher San Juan Mountains in southern Colorado. This species is not expected to occur in the <br />project area due to habitat constrictions. <br />Clay-loving wild buckwheat: This species is not expected to occur in the project area due to <br />habitat constrictions. <br />Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus: To date no Unita Basin Hookless Cactus have been located <br />during surveys in this portion of the Gunnison Forest. <br />Yellow-billed Cuckoo: To date no yellow-billed cuckoos have been located during surveys in <br />potentially suitable habitat in the Gunnison Forest and North Fork Valley. <br />Gunnison sage grouse: To date no Gunnison sage grouse have been located during surveys in <br />this portion of the Gunnison Forest. There is no suitable habitat in the project area. <br />Boreal toad: No suitable habitat for this species is found in the E-Seam Panels 1 & 2 area. <br />USFS REGION 2 SENSITIVE SPECIES <br />The USDA Forest Service, Region 2 lists a total of 58 terrestrial vertebrates, fish, invertebrates <br />and plant species, which occur, potentially occur, or habitat for which occurs in the GMUG as <br />sensitive. A review of information on these species shows that for 17 species either they are <br />known to occur or suitable habitat exists in this portion of the Gunnison National Forest (See <br />Table 2). The purpose of this section is to analyze the effects of the proposed project, to <br />determine if the proposed activities are likely to cause a loss of viability or a trend toward <br />Federal listing under the Endangered Species Act for any of these species. <br />4