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New Refuse Stockpile Wildlife Survey <br />• Bird Survev <br />Considering the amount of development and habitat type and condition both the diversity and <br />density of birds observed at this site was what would be expected. <br />Threatened. Endangered and Sensitive Species <br />Wildlife observed was similaz to that observed at other locations where pinyon juniper is <br />common in the study area. Again, suitable habitat was generally lacking for neazly all species of <br />concern. <br />There were no TES species observed at this location. <br />Raptors <br />There aze cliffs suitable for raptor nesting within a few hundred yazds of this location. One old <br />nest was observed in the cliffs, but there were no signs of any recent raptor nesting activity. <br />SUMMARY <br />Surveys of sites, access roads, new portal, stockpiles and refuse site did not result in observations <br />• being made of any listed Threatened, Endangered or Sensitive Species. There is suitable habitat <br />for some of these species to occupy, but in cases such as mountain shrub and aspen vegetation <br />types there are lazge acreages and disturbance of some of these habitats would not be expected to <br />affect any of the species, even if they were present. <br />.Proper caze in building roads and drill sites will further reduce potential impacts to habitat and <br />subsequently listed species and all species in general. In addition, well designed and <br />implemented restoration and revegetation of these areas will provide more diversity in plant <br />species which in turn will benefit numerous species of wildlife. <br />I• <br />20 <br />