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48 <br /> interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident or migratory fish or wildlife <br />species or with established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use <br />of native wildlife nursery site; <br /> reduce substantially the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, including causing a fish or <br />wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels or threaten to eliminate an animal <br />community; <br /> conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such as a tree <br />preservation policy or ordinance; <br /> conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, or other approved <br />local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan. <br />Furthermore, CEQA Guidelines Section 15065 states that a project may trigger the requirement <br />to make a “mandatory findings of significance” if “the project has the potential to subsequently <br />degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife <br />species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to <br />eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range on an <br />endangered, rare or threatened species, or eliminate important examples of the major periods of <br />California history or prehistory.” <br />3.2 RELEVANT GOALS, POLICIES, AND LAWS <br />3.2.1 Threatened and Endangered Species <br />State and federal “endangered species” legislation has provided the California Department of <br />Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) with a mechanism <br />for conserving and protecting plant and animal species of limited distribution and/or low or <br />declining populations. Species listed as threatened or endangered under provisions of the state <br />and federal endangered species acts, candidate species for such listing, state species of special <br />concern, and some plants listed as endangered by the California Native Plant Society are <br />collectively referred to as “species of special status.” Permits may be required from both the <br />CDFW and USFWS if activities associated with a proposed project will result in the “take” of a