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Table 3. Continued <br /> Level of Significance Level of Significance <br /> Impact without Mitigation Mitigation Measure with Mitigation <br /> Wildlife <br /> 1. Loss of general wildlife species habitat LS Preserve habitat elements, such as oak LS <br /> caused by construction and increased trees, native vegetation, and snags in <br /> levels of human disturbance open areas away from buildings. <br /> 2. Impacts on wildlife species that use oak S See wildlife impact and mitigation LS <br /> trees measure 1, and vegetation impact and <br /> mitigation measure 2. <br /> 3. Construction-related impacts on wildlife S See vegetation impact and mitigation LS <br /> species associated with wetlands measure 3. <br /> 4. Impacts on special-status wildlife species <br /> w and their habitats: <br /> N <br /> ■ Valley elderberry longhorn beetle S Protect elderberry shrubs on the project LS <br /> site. <br /> ■ Bald eagle S Maintain suitable buffers around riparian LS <br /> and open water habitats. See vegetation <br /> impact and mitigation measure 3. <br /> • Peregrine falcon, osprey, yello- S Protect riparian habitat. See vegetation LS <br /> breasted chat, yellow warbler, and impact and mitigation measure 3. <br /> ringtail <br /> . Swainson's hawk <br /> - Loss of foraging habitat in irri- LS Minimize construction in irrigated LS <br /> gated pasture and annual grass- pasture and annual grasslands. <br /> lands <br /> Loss of nesting habitat in riparian S Avoid riparian habitat and minimize loss LS <br /> and oak woodland of oak trees. See vegetation mitigation <br /> impacts and measures 2 and 3. <br />