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<br />'O,e t} pe" af "ni,.,..l lifeLaguna and other creeks. For a list of potential wildlife species of concern
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<br />found in the Planning. \rea are junllnarii.ed in Table VII 1. Man.mab ,ueh a, r,leeoanj and opo,"ulnj
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<br />..re found predominant!) alens the Area see Table VII-I. below.
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<br />a"'}ja.I,Mammals such as vrey foxes black-tail deer. striped skunks raccoons. and opossums use
<br />arroyo channels as movement corridors: deer and badgers ""inhabit the hillsides; and foxes, coyotes,
<br />long-tailed weasels. moles, gophers, skunks, rabbits, s'luirrels, red foxes. wild pigs. rats and mice live in
<br />both hilly and flat land. Although occasionally spotted Mountainnear developed areas. mountain lions
<br />and bobcats Cd' al.lo be found ininhabit the Planning Area; primarily ittalong the steeper parts of the
<br />Southeast Hills and"" Pleasanton Ridge, anditt ,he foothills and mountainous areas sou,h of the San
<br />Antonio Reservoir.1 Species such as raccoons OpOSSUlns. tnolcs. vophcrs. squirrels bats rats. and
<br />mice also live in the urban portion of the Planning l\rea.
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<br />Approximately 140 species of birds eitherinhabit or forage within or inhabit the Planning Area. Of
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<br />these, the bald cagle is a I'ederalti,tedfederal-listcd threatened and State-listed endangered species
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<br />while the white-tailed kite is a California Fully Protected Animal and a federal Species of Concern.2
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<br />The American bittern is a federal Species of Concern. Other ..['eeial jtatu.. bird .Ipeeie.l reeop,nil.ea bj
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<br />the'1be State Department of Fish and can.e (DFc) a' Speeiej of Speeial CCineern ale al.le rejident or
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<br />fo....se in the Planning. '-rea. '11,e.le Game recob'11izes other include the blaek .,l.ouldered kite, s"lden
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<br />easle, nottl.ern I..",ier, ojprey, tricolored blacllbird, ana the burro,. in!', o..l.
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<br />Open hill.,ilb and le.clareaj ['"hide I.abitat !tit the .'-lameda ",hip.l11hke (..tripea raeer),.. State li..tcd
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<br />thre"tened .na Federal propo'ea endangeretl 3peeie... 'l1.e California tir;er >;,lamander, red legged
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<br />frog, and f,"'tl.ill } clIo.. legged frog ate re.liaent in portion.. of the Plannin!', .'-re., .lIld de..ignated a.. a
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<br />DFc Specie., of Speei.1 Concern and l'el1eralli3tea 'peeie3.
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<br />special-status bird species (Species of Special Concern) in the Planning Area including the Califomia
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<br />horned lark loggerhead shrike golden cagle. northern harrier. tricolored blackbird, and the burrowing
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<br />owl. 'l1,e State Department of Fish and Game considers raptors - hawks. cavIes. owls. falcons - to be
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<br />sensitive. and prohibits removal or destruction of an active raptor or migrator.:}' bird nest.
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<br />I A Fish and Game \Varden killed a mountain lion at Birch Creek Drive near Vineyard Avenue. (Glen 1\.1artin, Chronicle
<br />Staff \Vriter, SFGatc.com. June 13, 2006.) Several people spotted a mountain lion near the Chain of Lakes, on Mohr
<br />A venue near Marrin A venue. (P/easanlon IPeekb. Police Bulletin, November 12, 2004.)
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<br />2 l11e California Fully Protected J\nimals list was the first to protect rare animals or those faced with possible extinction.
<br />'lbe more recent Califtrnia EJ1dm;gered Spedes At1 sets forth procedures to protect rare, threatened, or endangered plant or
<br />animal species, ami lists most of the original "fully protected animals." Species of Speci:ll Concem arc thosc not listed
<br />under the federal or the State endangered species acts. but warrant special consideration and protection.
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<br />A federal endangered species is in danger of extinction while a threatened species may become endangered in the near
<br />future, through all or most of its range. ,A federal species of coneem is an infonnal tenn for a species that might need
<br />conservation, but receives no legal protection.
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<br />Con os J.ll"flll"Tll, CC 082906, n.Jlinc
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