The primary prey for Lynx is Snowshoe Hare, thus foraging areas for 

 Lynx are those areas favorable to Snowshoe Hare use. Foraging areas 

 for Lynx include the following: 



• dense Lodgepole pine saplings 



• foraging area connected to denning area by relatively dense 

 forest with only low- intensity human development intervening 



• foraging areas within 3.2 miles of denning habitat 



The Gladstone Creek project area, which includes the Gladstone Creek 

 and French Creek drainages, contains no suitable foraging habitat 

 for Lynx. There are several old stands within the project area, 

 some occurring on northerly aspects, at suitable elevations, but 

 lacking a high component of down woody stems. However, there are no 

 suitable foraging habitats within the recommended 3.2 mile distance 

 from these marginally potential denning areas. Many of the private 

 sections in Wolf Creek and its tributaries are subdivided, with high 

 levels of human disturbance in the form of cabins and year long 

 residences. The prognosis for increased human occupancy in the Wolf 

 Creek drainage is high. 



Considering these factors, it is apparent that the project area in 

 specific, and the Wolf Creek drainage in general do not support 

 habitats suitable for the survival and reproduction of Lynx. Lynx 

 will not be addressed further in this EA. 



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