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The number of deer utilizing the Nucla East study area is small even in winter when <br /> numbers are augmented by animals descended from neighboring plateaus. Also, no deer <br /> appear to be restricted solely to the study area. Therefore, even though a small amount <br /> of potential deer habitat will be eliminated in the study area, the extent and quality of <br /> deer habitat in the surrounding region will provide sufficient food and cover to reduce <br /> any mining-related habitat loss. Furthermore, even though some deer are present, the <br /> Nucla area has been designated as an area experiencing pronounced crop depredation by deer <br /> by the CDOW and special provisions were made to allow the hunting and reduction of deer in <br /> the Nucla area (see the Colorado Big Game Hunt Regulations, 1987). <br /> Furbearers. The principal trappable furbearers in the study area are the muskrat and <br /> raccoon. Only a limited amount of habitat for either species will be eliminated by mining <br /> and no impact on their populations in the Nucla area will occur. <br /> Literature Cited <br /> American Ornithologists Union. 1983. Checklist of North American Birds, 6th ed. Allen <br /> Press Inc., Lawrence, Kansas. pp. Including 1985 and 1987 supplements. <br /> Armstrong, D.M. 1972. Distribution of Mammals in Colorado. University of Kansas Museum <br /> of Natural History Monograph No. 3. Lawrence. 415 pp. <br /> Burt, W.H. and R.P. Grossenheider. 1952. A Field Guide to the Mammals. Houghton Mifflin <br /> Co., Boston, MA. 287 pp. <br /> Colorado Division of Wildlife, Nongame Division (CDOW). 1982. Colorado Mammal <br /> Distribution Latilong Study. Denver, CO. 24 pp. <br /> Colorado Division of Wildlife, Nongame Division (CDOW). 1981. Colorado Reptile and <br /> Amphibian Distribution Latilong Study. Denver, CO. 23 pp. <br /> Denver Museum of Natural History (Zoological Collections). 1982. Colorado Bird <br /> Distribution Latilong Study. Denver, CO. 78 pp. <br /> Durango Bird Club. No. Date. Birds of Southwestern Colorado (checklist only). Durango, <br /> CO. <br /> 11-2-39 Revised 04/11/88 <br />