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Exhibit H <br />Wildlife Information <br />LP -21 Mine Permit Amendment <br />M -1977 -305 <br />Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has found that the impact on wildlife in the proposed <br />mining operation, LP -21, will be moderate. Any future impact will be largely due to <br />increased human activity, a minimal amount of vegetation removal, and the waste rock <br />area potentially contributing to the loss of severe winter range for elk and mule deer. <br />Wildlife species inhabiting the general area include mule deer, coyotes, bobcats, <br />cottontail rabbits, raptors, jackrabbits, and prairie dogs, as well as 10 difference species <br />of bats and other small birds and mammals. While the Thompsons Big Eared Bat is <br />considered a species of special concern, there are no known threatened or endangered <br />species in the area. <br />The mine lies within winter range and severe winter range for both mule deer and elk. <br />Recommendations made by CPW, such as improving current roads instead of building <br />new ones and controlling the spread of noxious weeds, will be followed as closely as <br />possible. <br />For the full report from CPW, see below. <br />