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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page IV.F-6 Forward Inc.Landfill 2014 Expansion Project other special-status plant species are considered to have any potential to occur within the study area. Special-Status Animals Special-status animal species include those listed as endangered, threatened, rare, or as candidates for listing by the USFWS (2014) and/or CDFW (2014b). Other species regarded as having special status include "special animals", as listed by the CDFG (2011a). "Special i" animals" is a general term that refers to all of the taxa the CNDDB is interested in tracking, regardless of their legal or protection status.The California Department of Fish and Wildlife t (formerly the Department of Fish and Game)(CDFW) considers the taxa on this list to be those of greatest conservation need. Additional animal species receive protection under the Bald Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act(MBTA)4. The State of California created the classification of"Fully Protected" conserve wildlife species that risk extinction within the State. Administered by the CDFW, lists of fully protected species were created for fish', mammals', birds', and reptiles and amphibians'. Additional information on Fully Protected fish can be found in the California Code of Regulations (CCR)'. The category of Protected Amphibians and Reptiles in Title 14 has been repealed. The CCR also provides for the protection of certain furbearing mammals10. Additional definitions of endangered, rare or threatened species are �• given in CEQA" Based on a review of special-status animal species recorded in the project region (CNDDB 2012, yb, 2014, SJCOG 2000;USFWS 2012, 2014), a total of 58 special-status animal species were evaluated for their potential for occurrence. Based on habitats present in the study area and the context of the project site,five federally and/or State-listed animal species could potentially occur on site. In addition, 19 non-listed special-status species have been recorded from the project region (Table IV.H-1). Below is a discussion of those species that may occur on the site (and be potentially impacted by the project) or whose occurrence on site is not expected but are prominent in today's regulatory environment. Several special-status species that occur in the region have some likelihood to occur within the study area however the majority of the site is disked and devoid of vegetation, or activity used for landfill operations. Site reconnaissance visits conducted in 2005,2008, 2012, and 2014 are not considered sufficient to confirm presence or absence of special-status wildlife because they were not USFWS protocol-level surveys. Therefore, the potential for occurrence on site was assessed by presence or absence of appropriate habitat and geographic distribution. 416 USC§703-711;50 CFR Subchapter B '§5515 6§4700 'CFGC§3511 0 8§5050 L, 9 CCR,Title 14,Division 1,Subdivision 1,Chapter 2,Article 4,§5.93 io CCR,Title 14,Division 1,Subdivision 2,Chapter 5,§460 11§15380(d) Q