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EXHIBIT H - Wildlife Information. <br />(a) Wildlife found in the area are mule deer, pronghorn antelope, <br />coyote, red fox, badger, striped skunk, long- tailed weasel, <br />cottontail and jack rabbits, kangaroo rats, pocket gophers, <br />deer mice, hawks, owls, and eagles, pheasants, doves, jays, <br />blackbirds, finches, warblers, sparrows, snakes, lizards, <br />turtles, and toads. <br />(b) Most of the species fount} in the area are residents and use <br />the area year round. However, many avian species use the area <br />seasonally for nesting, roosting, and thermal cover. <br />(c) 'No threatened or endangered spei_l cis inhabit the area. <br />(d) Impacts to wildlife would be temporary in nature. The <br />increased human disturbance during the mining operation would <br />move some species out of the area, but it would not be <br />permanent. There will not he significant long term impacts to <br />wildlife or wildlife habit. <br />Please see attached submittal from this area's conservation officer for <br />the Colorado Division of Wi l dl i t e. <br />