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6.4.8 Introduction <br />R 2 INCORPORATED <br />ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES <br />STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED-TECHNICALLY PREPARED <br />MAY DAY IDAHO MINE COMPLEX <br />WILDCAT MINING CORPORATION <br />ORIGINAL 112d PERMIT <br />EXHIBIT H <br />Wildlife Information <br />Rule 6.4.8 <br />6.4.8(1)(a) Description of Significant Wildlife Resources <br />Wildcat Mining Corporation <br />May Day Idaho Mine Complex — 112d Permit Application <br />5555 DTC Parkway Suite A -4000, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 <br />Phone: (303) 832 -7664 Fax: (303) 832 -7469 <br />Revised: August, 2011 <br />GEORGE M.L. ROBINSON,P.G. <br />J. ERICH RALIBER,P.E. <br />Wildlife at the May Day Idaho Mine Complex is typical for this forested region of the Rocky <br />Mountain western slope. Large (elk and mule deer) to small (mice, voles, and squirrel) game <br />and non -game species inhabit this landscape of coniferous and aspen forest (Attachment H -1). <br />The passerine birds in residence are moderately diverse and abundant. Predator species includ- <br />ing coyote and fox traverse the property with an occasional occurrence of black bear and moun- <br />tain lion. Lizards and snakes are present with greater reptile diversity and amphibians within <br />moist drainage locations and along the La Plata floodplain. <br />The wildlife present is adapted to the steep slopes of this mid - montane elevation of approximate- <br />ly 9000 foot m.s.1., between the upper foothill and subalpine habitats. This landscape is predo- <br />minantly spruce and fir forest interspersed with dense gambel oak woods and aspen groves. The <br />La Plata River floodplain of cottonwood and blue spruce trees with a willow and wild berry <br />shrub understory traverses through a small section of the southwestern portion of its approx- <br />imately 275 -acre property boundary. The climate consists of cool, moderately dry summers and <br />cold winters with snowpack. <br />The western slope of southwest Colorado in the Rocky Mountains is relatively undisturbed by <br />human development and therefore has notable natural wildlife habitat. The project boundaries <br />also have not been greatly impacted by human activity other than current and historic mining (in <br />four locations for underground mining adits), limited recreational hunting, and historic timber <br />logging operations. The small community of Mayday is located to the west, across the La Plata <br />River. The majority of the surrounding property is public land under jurisdiction of the U.S. <br />Forest Service, San Juan National Forest District. <br />A list of potential species for the May Day Idaho Mine Complex (Exhibit H, Attachment H -1) is <br />comprised of wildlife species known to occur in La Plata County at the elevation and habitat type <br />present within the project boundaries (4 carnivores, 3 ungulates, 5 mesomammals, 18 small <br />