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As noted in the U . S . Forest Service report on the <br /> "Past and Present Condition of Range and Wildlife Resources in <br /> Coal Basin, " some small areas were overgrazed in the 1940 ' s . <br /> Corrective management was instituted in 1945 and , with <br /> management, range quality gradually improved . A new range <br /> study was completed in 1979-80 and recommendations for the <br /> 1981 grazing allotments are now being considered . Preliminary <br /> data indicate that parts of Coal Basin are presently over- <br /> grazed . <br /> 5 . Rare and Endangered Species <br /> The studies of the mine plan area have identified <br /> no plants that are included in state or federal lists of <br /> threatened or endangered species . <br /> -11- <br />