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… importance of preserving the nation's biodiversity has become widely recognized; and WHEREAS, abandoned mines of all types provide critical roosting and wintering sites for most bat species found in the United States, as … as backfilling, blasting, and plugging can destroy valuable wildlife habitat; and WHEREAS, there are methods of …
… continue to decline and three of these species are already listed as endangered (Mexican-US and Mexico) or threatened … such as black-footed ferrets and burrowing owls, which are listed as endangered or threatened species in North America … such disturbances; and WHEREAS, although prairie dogs may compete for prairie grasses and space with livestock, …