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67 <br />provides potential nesting and foraging habitat for another two bird species (northern harrier and <br />grasshopper sparrow) which nest on the ground within grassland habitats. Mitigations to ensure <br />that the project does not result in nest abandonment and mortality for these latter two species has <br />already been provided. <br />All other special status species known to occur in the project region are considered absent from <br />or unlikely to occur on the project site or its immediate vicinity due to the lack of suitable <br />habitat. <br />The loss of breeding, roosting and foraging habitat for special status animals would be a less- <br />than-significant impact of the project, given that project proposes to preserve approximately 81 <br />acres of this habitat onsite and given that this habitat would remain regionally abundant. <br />Mitigation. None required. <br />3.3.11 Loss of Habitat for Non-special Status Native Wildlife <br />Potential Impact. The habitats of the proposed project site are likely to comprise only a portion <br />of most native wildlife’s entire home range or territory. As such, some species may disperse <br />through the site, but most wildlife presently using the site do so as part of their normal <br />movements for foraging, mating, and caring for young. Wildlife species presently occupying the <br />site would be displaced or lost from the proposed development areas. The permanent loss of <br />approximately 28 to 30 acres of grassland habitats on the site would be considered a less-than- <br />significant impact of the project given that approximately 81 acres of such habitat will be <br />preserved on the site and as this habitat remains regionally abundant. <br />Mitigation. None required. <br /> <br />3.3.12 Interference with the Movement of Native Wildlife <br />Potential Impacts. The project is unlikely to result in a significant impact to the movements of <br />native wildlife. The proposed development area is surrounded by existing development on three <br />sides and would not represent a movement corridor between adjacent habitats for native species. <br />Therefore, impacts to wildlife movements are considered less-than-significant under CEQA. <br />Mitigation. None required.