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1 <br />EXHIBIT H-2 <br />Wildlife Information <br />The typical wildlife resources in Western Moffat County include: elk, mule deer, <br />antelope, mountain lion, and sage grouse. Other common year-around mammals are: <br />stripped skunk, badger, weasel, ermine, raccoon, gray fox, porcupine, deer mouse, <br />Richardson ground squirrels, white-tailed jackrabbit, cotton-tailed rabbit, and marmot. <br />Migrant birds include: Canadian Geese, national varieties of ducks, red-tailed hawk, <br />marsh hawk mourning dove, the great horned owl, black-billed magpie, and house <br />sparrow. <br />Common year around reptiles include wondering garter snake, bull snake and rattle <br />snake. <br />Most of Moffat County is normally considered to be critical year around range for elk, <br />deer, and antelope, however, the winter of 2007-2008 was one of the most devastating <br />winter-kill seasons for big game animals in modern memory. The competition for forage <br />in the coming years will be less that normal. The temporary loss of portions of the <br />Affected Area of the Clay Pit No. 21 will have no significant impact on those herds. <br />The Clay Pit No. 21 is on BLM land and it does not interfere with migratory routes, and it <br />is not a strutting ground for sage chickens. This Clay Pit will not change that. The Little <br />Snake Resource Area field office will manage the welfare of nesting "threatened and <br />endangered species" (and any other sensitive wildlife issues in the area) through their <br />Environmental Assessments and "stipulations" in our lease agreements. <br />In a general sense, Moffat County's open gravel pits are a magnet for wildlife' and when <br />reclaimed, the land will enhance the post-mining welfare of the overall wildlife habitat. <br />The Wildlife Questionnaire (Exhibit H-1) was sent to the D.O.W. -NW Region, 711 <br />Independent Ave., Grand Junction, CO 80907, on: 'ref,10S/n9 <br />by Certified Mail # -7009 01510 000 08-71 6)51-3