DOCSLIB.ORG

Rare, Threatened and Endangered Plants And

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Rare, Threatened and Endangered Plants And RARE,THREATENED AND ENDANGERED PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF IDAHO • c`r 11 .474. %46"' •...es -2 . .46.41PC •`• -..sajeiri"=" 4- Mme„„. fCs24.4:k.k. An. %4,4, • 0,4 .7145,41X e"meet ..;SCA. Il01.•%711** - 46'.64 41e 11/4 • 4•61...Z114. '44r)ii4L. etniar4$.4x.4*/ • t ..4••••• • gib.;.: • No. .1 I ••••.. fi Cover Illustration: Unique lacustrine ash habitat near Sugar Valley, Owyhee County, which harbors many rare species and biotic communities. Drawn by Eric Stansbury. RAM, TERRATENND AND ENDANGERED PLANTS AND ANIMALS OP IDAHO March 1990 compiled by: Robert Moseley and Craig Groves Natural Heritage Section Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program Idaho Department of Fish and Game Published in cooperation with: U.S. Forest Service Region 1 U.S. Forest Service Region 4 Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Bureau of Land Management The Nature Conservancy CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 SPECIAL PLANTS 5 Vascular Plants 7 Mosses 18 Lichens 19 Taxa Dropped From Consideration In Idaho 20 SPECIAL ANIMALS 21 Idaho Department of Fish and Game Species of Special Concern 22 Idaho Department of Fish and Game Threatened/Endangered Wildlife, Protected Nongame Animals 24 Bureau of Land Management Sensitive Species 25 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Candidate, Threatened, and Endangered Species 26 U.S. Forest Service Sensitive Species 27 Summary Table for Agency Animal Classifications 28 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 33 INTRODUCTION National concern for the loos of plant and animal Recognizing that these lists are dynamic, and that our species in the United States culminated in 1973, with knowledge of these species is constantly increasing, we the passage of Public Lew 93-205, the Endangered hope to produce an updated version of this booklet Species Act. Since that time there has been bionnuelly. Copies may be obtained at cost (62.00) considerable activity at all levels of government and from the Idaho Natural Heritage Program. with non-governmental organizations directed toward the survival and recovery of endangered, threatened Agency Rare Plant and Animml Conservation Programs and rare plants and animals. To some degree, planning for and management of rare species has been Several State and Federal agencies operating in Idaho fragmented because of jurisdictional barriers. We have as pert of their goals and mandates, the have compiled these lists in an effort to consolidate identification and protection of rare species and their our view of rare species in Idaho. The purpose of habitats: this booklet is to identify those species which are in the greatest Jeopardy in the state and to provide Idaho Department of Parks end Recreation - A law land managers, owners, and interested parties with an protecting native wildflowers in Idaho was enacted in overview of their conservation status. 1967 (Joiehe Code Section 18-3913). It gives the Department of Parks and Recreation the authority to leformetion Sources establish and amend • list of plants in need of protection because they might possibly become extinct These lists have been compiled using the most current or they affect the scenic beauty of public roads or information available on the conservation status, public land. Of the 24 species listed in 1967, most distribution and abundance of plant and animal art forest herbs and shrubs common in northern Idaho. ..7 2 species native to Idaho. They have been prepared in C"Y Of", Ft ivu vVa MILA212 W04;ti: and pert to assist public and private land managers and Cernui nuttellii, occur on our list. planners in determining which species are of special concern within their given management jurisdictions. IWO DeOartment of Fish and Same - The Department of They are also intended for use by amateur end Fish and Game is mandated under Jdoho .c.2sie Section 36- professional botanists and zoologists to help focus 103 to preserve, protect, perpetuate, and canape all their attention on those taxa most in need of field wildlife. All fish and wildlife are considered to be searches end data collection efforts. property of the state, and their capture and take are regulated by the Department. The Department has The Idaho Natural Heritage Program maintains a regulations which classify wildlife into the following comprehensive computerized and manual data base on categories: game animals, game birds, game fish, fur- Idtholt rare, threatened end endenlered plents, hearing animals, migratory birds, threatened or animals and ecosystems. Site-specific information is endangered wildlife, protected nongsme species, available from the Heritage Program. Support for unprotected wildlife species, and predatory species. this system comes freemen), private organizations and In addition, the Department maintains a list of Species public agencies who have as a part of their goals the of Special Concern. Threatened or endangered wildlife, conservation of rare species and their habitats. protected nongame species, and species of special These agencies, together with a major contribution concern are dealt with in detail in this publication. from the state's herberia, museums, and universities provide much of the information that makes up the data base. u.S, Fish and Wildlife Service - The Fish and Wildlife Service administers the Endangered Species Act of 1973, Although this report is based on a large volume of as amended. The Endangered Species Act provides information, it is by no means complete. Much is federal protection for those plants and animals listed known about some species, very little about others. as Endangered and Threatened (see definitions below) The Witter, Program welcomes additional information and authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to develop or suggestions on any of the taxa listed herein. and implement recovery plans for each listed species. Such information, as well as data requests, should be For the purposes of species conservation, it also directed to: authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with states in which federal Endangered and Idaho Natural Heritage Program Threatened species occur. In Idaho, cooperative Idaho Department of Fish and Game agreements are in effect with the Department of Fish P.O. Box 25 and Game for animals and the Department of Parks and Boise, 10 83707 Recreation for plants. 208/334-3402 2 INTRODUCTION (cont.) y.s.o.i Bureau of Lind Management - It is the policy Outline of the BIM to conserve threatened and endangered species and the ecosystems they depend upon primarily This publication is divided into two major sections by prescribing management for conservation of lands dealing with special plants and special animals. The these species inhabit (BIM Manuel Chapter 6840). The plant section is an alphabetized list of all vascular, primary goals of the Threatened and Endangered moss and lichen species considered to be of Species Program are inventory, monitoring, plan conservation concern in Idaho. Associated with each preparation, and plan implementation to insure the species are seven columns of information concerning its maintenance and recovery of these species. global and state rarity, conservation status and Similarly, it is BLM policy to manage candidate distribution within Idaho. species and their hobitats to insure that their actions do not contribute to the need to list any The animal section contains a series of classifications candidate species as threatened or endangered. The of rare animals by the various state and federal State Director has the authority to designate agencies. Each classification contains a definition Sensitive Species, which are to be managed under the for that particular agency's designation (e.g. BIM same policy as candidate species. It is also BIM Sensitive Species), followed by the current list of policy to carry out management for the conservation species which are reneged unoer tnat designation. of state-listed plants and animals. The State Because there Is considerable overlap in the various Director is to develop policies that will assist the agency classifications, the animal section concludes state in achieving their management objectives for with a table which summarizes, by species, all of the those species. Lastly, the Bureau has developed a agency rare animal designations. national plan, referred to as Fish and wildlife 2000, a pert of which details broad goats and objectives for the management of threatened and endangered species. Definitions Common to Plant and Animal Lists V.S. Forest Service - The Secretary of Agriculture's The introduction of the plant and animal sections Policy on Fish and Wildlife (Department Regulation contain definitions of symbols and categories specific 9500.4) directs the Forest Service to menage habitats to each list. Two categories of information, however, of all existing plants and animals in order to are common to both lists: (1) the legal federal status maintain at least viable populations and to avoid of certain species under the Endangered Species Act, actions which may cause species to become federally and (2) the Heritage Program's assessment of the global listed. The Chief, Forest Service, through Forest and state rarity of each species. These two categories Trice Manual 2670,.c has directed the Regional are defined below. Foresters to establish programs to identify threatened, endangered and sensitive species (1) Federal Status occurring in the Regions and to provide special management emphasis that will ensure their viability. Plants and animals that are listed as Threatened or Forest Service policy for Threatened and Endangered Endangered Species or are Candidates for Threatened and Species is to manage their habitats to achieve Endangered status under the Endangered Species Act are recovery objectives so that special protection defined as follows: measures under the Endangered Species Act are no longer necessary. For Sensitive Species, the Forest Listed Species (from 50 CFR 17.11 and 17.12): Service is directed to develop and implement llanaceeent practices to insure that theee sn.pries on IF ■ I intori Enrlowqt."1 Texe in danger of not become threatened and endangered.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Literature Cited
    LITERATURE CITED Abercrombie, M., C. J. Hichman, and M. L. Johnson. 1962. A Dictionary of Biology. Chicago: Aldine Publishing Company. Adkisson, C. S. 1996. Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra). In The Birds of North America, No. 256 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and the American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C. Agee, J. K. 1993. Fire ecology of Pacific Northwest forests. Island Press, Covelo, CA. Albert, S. K., N. Luna, and A. L. Chopito. 1995. Deer, small mammal, and songbird use of thinned piñon–juniper plots: preliminary results. Pages 54–64 in Desired future conditions for piñon–juniper ecosystems (D. W. Shaw, E. F. Aldon, and C. LaSapio, eds.). Gen. Tech. Rep. GTR–RM–258. Fort Collins, CO: Rocky Mountain Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Aldrich, J. W. 1946. New subspecies of birds from western North America. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 59:129–136. Aldrich, J. W. 1963. Geographic orientation of American Tetraonidae. Journal of Wildlife Management 27:529–545. Allen, R. K. 1984. A new classification of the subfamily Ephemerellinae and the description of a new genus. Pan–Pacific Entomologist 60(3): 245–247. Allen, R. K., and G. F. Edmunds, Jr. 1976. A revision of the genus Ametropus in North America (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 49:625–635. Allen, R. P. 1958. A progress report on the wading bird survey. National Audubon Society, unpubl. rep., Tavernier, FL. American Ornithologists’ Union. 1931. Check–list of North American birds. 4th ed. American Ornithologists’ Union, Lancaster, PA.
    [Show full text]
  • CHARACTERISTICS of FISH ASSEMBLAGES and RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES for STREAMS of the UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO and WESTERN WYOMING, 1993-95 by Terry R
    CHARACTERISTICS OF FISH ASSEMBLAGES AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES FOR STREAMS OF THE UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO AND WESTERN WYOMING, 1993-95 By Terry R. Maret U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4087 Boise, Idaho 1997 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BRUCE BABBITT, Secretary U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Gordon P. Eaton, Director The use of firm, trade, and brand names in this report is for identification purposes only and does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Geological Survey. For additional information write to: Copies of this report can be purchased from: District Chief U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Geological Survey Information Services 230 Collins Road Box 25286 Boise, ID 83702-4520 Federal Center Denver, CO 80225 Information regarding the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program is available on the Internet via the World Wide Web. You may connect to the NAWQA home pages using the universal resource locator (URL) at: http://wwwrvares.er.usgs.gov/nawqa/nawqa_home.html or http://wwwidaho.wr.usgs. gov/nawqa/usnk_home.html FOREWORD The mission of the U.S. Geological Survey Describe current water-quality conditions for a (USGS) is to assess the quantity and quality of the large part of the Nation's freshwater streams, rivers, earth resources of the Nation and to provide informa­ and aquifers. tion that will assist resource managers and policymak- Describe how water quality is changing over time. ers at Federal, State, and local levels in making sound decisions. Assessment of water-quality conditions and Improve understanding of the primary natural and trends is an important part of this overall mission.
    [Show full text]
  • The Walker Basin, Nevada and California: Physical Environment, Hydrology, and Biology
    EXHIBIT 89 The Walker Basin, Nevada and California: Physical Environment, Hydrology, and Biology Dr. Saxon E. Sharpe, Dr. Mary E. Cablk, and Dr. James M. Thomas Desert Research Institute May 2007 Revision 01 May 2008 Publication No. 41231 DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE DOCUMENT CHANGE NOTICE DRI Publication Number: 41231 Initial Issue Date: May 2007 Document Title: The Walker Basin, Nevada and California: Physical Environment, Hydrology, and Biology Author(s): Dr. Saxon E. Sharpe, Dr. Mary E. Cablk, and Dr. James M. Thomas Revision History Revision # Date Page, Paragraph Description of Revision 0 5/2007 N/A Initial Issue 1.1 5/2008 Title page Added revision number 1.2 “ ii Inserted Document Change Notice 1.3 “ iv Added date to cover photo caption 1.4 “ vi Clarified listed species definition 1.5 “ viii Clarified mg/L definition and added WRPT acronym Updated lake and TDS levels to Dec. 12, 2007 values here 1.6 “ 1 and throughout text 1.7 “ 1, P4 Clarified/corrected tui chub statement; references added 1.8 “ 2, P2 Edited for clarification 1.9 “ 4, P2 Updated paragraph 1.10 “ 8, Figure 2 Updated Fig. 2007; corrected tui chub spawning statement 1.11 “ 10, P3 & P6 Edited for clarification 1.12 “ 11, P1 Added Yardas (2007) reference 1.13 “ 14, P2 Updated paragraph 1.14 “ 15, Figure 3 & P3 Updated Fig. to 2007; edited for clarification 1.15 “ 19, P5 Edited for clarification 1.16 “ 21, P 1 Updated paragraph 1.17 “ 22, P 2 Deleted comma 1.18 “ 26, P1 Edited for clarification 1.19 “ 31-32 Clarified/corrected/rearranged/updated Walker Lake section 1.20
    [Show full text]
  • Endangered Species
    FEATURE: ENDANGERED SPECIES Conservation Status of Imperiled North American Freshwater and Diadromous Fishes ABSTRACT: This is the third compilation of imperiled (i.e., endangered, threatened, vulnerable) plus extinct freshwater and diadromous fishes of North America prepared by the American Fisheries Society’s Endangered Species Committee. Since the last revision in 1989, imperilment of inland fishes has increased substantially. This list includes 700 extant taxa representing 133 genera and 36 families, a 92% increase over the 364 listed in 1989. The increase reflects the addition of distinct populations, previously non-imperiled fishes, and recently described or discovered taxa. Approximately 39% of described fish species of the continent are imperiled. There are 230 vulnerable, 190 threatened, and 280 endangered extant taxa, and 61 taxa presumed extinct or extirpated from nature. Of those that were imperiled in 1989, most (89%) are the same or worse in conservation status; only 6% have improved in status, and 5% were delisted for various reasons. Habitat degradation and nonindigenous species are the main threats to at-risk fishes, many of which are restricted to small ranges. Documenting the diversity and status of rare fishes is a critical step in identifying and implementing appropriate actions necessary for their protection and management. Howard L. Jelks, Frank McCormick, Stephen J. Walsh, Joseph S. Nelson, Noel M. Burkhead, Steven P. Platania, Salvador Contreras-Balderas, Brady A. Porter, Edmundo Díaz-Pardo, Claude B. Renaud, Dean A. Hendrickson, Juan Jacobo Schmitter-Soto, John Lyons, Eric B. Taylor, and Nicholas E. Mandrak, Melvin L. Warren, Jr. Jelks, Walsh, and Burkhead are research McCormick is a biologist with the biologists with the U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • 4 References
    4 References Agricultural Extension Office. 2000. Sedges. Available at: http://aquaplant.tamu.edu/Emergent%20Plants/Sedges/Sedges.htm Accessed April 2004 Allen, D.B., B.J. Flatter, J. Nelson and C. Medrow. 1998. Redband Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri Population and Stream Habitat Surveys in Northern Owyhee County and the Owyhee River and Its Tributaries. 1997. Idaho BLM Technical Bulletin No. 98-14. American Fisheries Society, Idaho Chapter (AFS). 2000. Fishes of Idaho. Available at < http://www.fisheries.org/idaho/fishes_of_idaho.htm>. Accessed November 2003. American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU). 1957. Check-list of North American Birds. 5th edition. American Ornithological Union, Washington, DC. Anderson, A. E., and O. C. Wallmo. 1984. Odocoileus hemionus. Mammalian Species 219:1– 9. Anderson, J. L., K. Bacon, and K. Denny. 2002. Salmon River Habitat Enhancement. Annual Report 2001. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Fort Hall, ID. 14 pp. Anderson, M., P. Bourgeron, M. T. Bryer, R. Crawford, L. Engelking, D. Faber-Langendoen, M. Gallyoun, K. Goodin, D. H. Grossman, S. Landaal, K. Metzler, K. D. Patterson, M. Pyne, M. Reid, L. Sneddon, and A. S. Weakley. 1998. International Classification of Ecological Communities: Terrestrial Vegetation of the United States. Volume II. The National Vegetation Classification System: List of Types. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA. Arno, S. F. 1979. Forest Regions of Montana. Research Paper INT-218. U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. Arno, S.F. 1980. Forest Fire History in the Northern Rockies. Journal of Forestry 78:460–464. Aubry, K. B., Koehler, G. M., and J. R. Squires.
    [Show full text]
  • Blueprint Earth Field Guide
    Blueprint Earth Field Guide Plants Note that this list is not comprehensive. If you are uncertain of the identification you’ve made of a particular plant, take a picture and a voucher (when possible) and discuss your observations with the Supervisory Scientist team. Trees & Bushes Joshua tree - Yucca brevifolia Parry saltbush - Atriplex parryi Mojave sage - Salvia pachyphylla Creosote bush - Larrea tridentata Mojave yucca - Yucca schidigera Chaparral yucca - Yucca whipplei Torr. Desert holly - A. hymenelytra Torr. Manzanita - Arctostaphylos Adans. Cacti Barrel cactus - Ferocactus cylindraceus var. Jumping cholla - Cylindropuntia bigelovii Engelm. lecontei Foxtail cactus - Escobaria vivipara var. alversonii Silver cholla - Opuntia echinocarpa var. echinocarpa Pencil cholla - Opuntia ramosissima Cottontop cactus - Echinocactus polycephalus Hedgehog cactus - Echinocereus engelmanii var. Mojave mound cactus - Echinocereeus chrysocentrus triglochiderus var. mojavensis Beavertail cactus - Opuntia basilaris Grasses Indian Rice Grass - Oryzopsis hymenoides Bush Muhly - Muhlenbergia porteri Fluff Grass - Erioneuron pulchella Red Brome - Bromus rubens Desert Needle - Stipa speciosa Big Galleta – Hilaria rigida Flowers Wooly Amsonia Chuparosa Amsonia tomentosa Justicia californica Brittlebush Encelia farinosa Chia Salvia columbariae Sacred Datura Desert Calico Datura wrightii Loeseliastrum matthewsii Bigelow Coreopsis Desert five-spot Coreopsis bigelovii Eremalche rotundifolia - Desert Chicory Rafinesquia Desert Lupine neomexicana Desert Larkspur
    [Show full text]
  • Full Issue, Vol. 53 No. 2
    Great Basin Naturalist Volume 53 Number 2 Article 15 6-4-1993 Full Issue, Vol. 53 No. 2 Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn Recommended Citation (1993) "Full Issue, Vol. 53 No. 2," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 53 : No. 2 , Article 15. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol53/iss2/15 This Full Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Western North American Naturalist Publications at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Great Basin Naturalist by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. T H E GREATR EAT BASINbaab7a S I1 N MTURALISTNA afufta FISTlyom llemoe ak VOLUME 53 n2na 2 JUNE 1993 BRIGHAM YOUNG university GREAT BASIN naturalist editor JAMES 11 BARNES 290 MLBM brigham young university provo utah 84602 associate editors MICHAEL A BOWERS BRIAN A MAURER blandy experimental farm university of department ofzoology brigham YoungyounguniversityyoungiuniversityUniversity virginia box 175 boyce virginia 22620 provo utah 84602 J R CALLAHAN JIMMIE R PARRISH museum of southwestern biology university of BIOWESTBIO WEST inc 1063 west 1400 north logan new mexico albuquerque new mexico utah 84321 mailing address box 3140 hemet california 92546 PAUL T TUELLER department of range wildlife and forestry JEANNE C CHAMBERS university of nevada reno 1000 valley road USDA forest service research university of ne reno nevada 89512 vada reno 920 valley road reno nevada 89512 ROBERT
    [Show full text]
  • Bulletins of the Zoological Society of San Diego
    BULLETINS OF THE Zoological Society of San Diego No. 24 A Key to the Snakes of the United States Second Edition By C. B. PERKINS Herpetologist, Zoological Society of San Diego SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 20, 1949 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from IMLS LG-70-15-0138-15 https://archive.org/details/bulletinsofzoolo2419unse Zoological Society of San Diego Founded October 6, 1916 BOARD OF DIRECTORS L. M. Klauber, President John P. Scripps, First Vice-President Dr. T. O. Burger, Second Vice-President Fred Kunzel, Secretary Robert J. Sullivan, Treasurer F. L. Annable, C. L. Cotant, Gordon Gray, Lawrence Oliver, L. T. Olmstead, H. L. Smithton, Milton Wegeforth STAFF OF ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN Executive Secretary, Mrs. Belle J . Bcnchley General Superintendent, Ralph J . Virden Veterinarian, Dr. Arthur L. Kelly Supervisors : Grounds, B. E. Helms Birds, K. C. Lint Reptiles , C. B. Perkins Mammals, Howard T. Lee General Curator, Ken Stott, Jr. Education, Cynthia Hare Ketchum Food Concessions, Lisle Vinland Purchasing Agent, Charles W. Kern BULLETINS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO No. 24 A KEY TO THE SNAKES OF THE UNITED STATES Second Edition by C. B. Perkins Herpetologist, Zoological Society of San Diego SAN DIEGO. CALIFORNIA August 20, 1949 CONTENTS Introduction to the Second Edition 5 ** . • M Introduction to the Eirst Edition 6 A List of the Snakes of the United States 7 Use of Key 14 Generic Key 15 Synoptic Key 22 Key to Each Genus (Alphabetically Arranged) 24 Drawings Showing Scale Nomenclature. 71-72 Glossary 73 Index 76 Frye & Smith, Ltd., San Diego ——— —— Perkins: A Key to the Snakes of the United States 5 Introduction to Second Edition Since 1940 when the first edition of A KEY TO THE SNAKES OF THE EINITED STATES was published there have been a great many changes in nomenclature in the snakes of the 1 United States.
    [Show full text]
  • Technical Report #85-5-03 the HERPETOLOGY of the OWYHEE
    FISH & WILDLIFE REFERENCE LIBRARY Technical Report #85-5-03 1985 THE HERPETOLOGY OF THE OWYHEE RIVER DRAINAGE, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON ik, A." 5w, Al Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Nongame Wildlife Program THE HERPETOLOGY OF THE OWYHEE RIVER DRAINAGE 14ALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON Alan D. St. John Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Nongame Wildlife Program Technical Report #85-5-03 1985 CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT 1 ............................................................... INTRODUCTION@ 1 .......................................................... STUDY AREA AND METHODS 2 ................................................. RESULTS 4 ................................................................ 6 Species Accounts -- Amphibians Long-toed Salamander .................................... 6 Great Basin Spadefoot......................................... 7 Western Toad ........................................ 7 Woodhouse's Toad................................................. 8 ............................................. 9 Pacific Treefrog ............................................. Spotted Frog 9 Northern Leopard.................................................Frog 10 ........................................ 10 Bullfrog ..................................................... Accounts 11 Species -- Reptiles ...................................... Desert Collared Lizard 11 Long-nosed Leopard Lizard....................................... 12 Western Fence Lizard .................................... 13 Sagebrush Lizard .......................................
    [Show full text]
  • Determing Minimum Population Size for Recovery of the Black-Footed Ferret Craig R
    Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs Volume 8 The Black-footed Ferret Article 13 5-1-1986 Determing minimum population size for recovery of the black-footed ferret Craig R. Groves Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209 Tim W. Clark Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209 Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbnm Recommended Citation Groves, Craig R. and Clark, Tim W. (1986) "Determing minimum population size for recovery of the black-footed ferret," Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs: Vol. 8 , Article 13. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbnm/vol8/iss1/13 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Western North American Naturalist Publications at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. DETERMINING MINIMUM POPULATION SIZE FOR RECOVERY OF THE BLACK-FOOTED FERRET Craifj; R. Groves' ~ and Tim W. Clark' Abstract. —A minimum viable population (MVP) size is estimated for the critically endangered black-footed ferret by examining five basic methods: experiments, biogeographic jiatterns, theoretical models, simulation models, and genetic considerations. Each method is evaluated for its appiical)ilit\ to the ferret and endangered species in general with two criteria in mind: (1) potential research impacts to target species and (2) the value of scientific accuracy and precision in relation to short-term conservation needs. For the black-footed ferret, the genetic method proved to be the most useful, resulting in an MVP estimate of about 200 ferrets for maintenance of short-term fitness.
    [Show full text]
  • Inventory of Amphibians and Reptiles at Death Valley National Park
    Inventory of Amphibians and Reptiles at Death Valley National Park Final Report Permit # DEVA-2003-SCI-0010 (amphibians) and DEVA-2002-SCI-0010 (reptiles) Accession # DEVA- 2493 (amphibians) and DEVA-2453 (reptiles) Trevor B. Persons and Erika M. Nowak Common Chuckwalla in Greenwater Canyon, Death Valley National Park (TBP photo). USGS Southwest Biological Science Center Colorado Plateau Research Station Box 5614, Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona 86011 May 2006 Death Valley Amphibians and Reptiles_____________________________________________________ ABSTRACT As part of the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program in the Mojave Network, we conducted an inventory of amphibians and reptiles at Death Valley National Park in 2002- 2004. Objectives for this inventory were to: 1) Inventory and document the occurrence of reptile and amphibian species occurring at DEVA, primarily within priority sampling areas, with the goal of documenting at least 90% of the species present; 2) document (through collection or museum specimen and literature review) one voucher specimen for each species identified; 3) provide a GIS-referenced list of sensitive species that are federally or state listed, rare, or worthy of special consideration that occur within priority sampling locations; 4) describe park-wide distribution of federally- or state-listed, rare, or special concern species; 5) enter all species data into the National Park Service NPSpecies database; and 6) provide all deliverables as outlined in the Mojave Network Biological Inventory Study Plan. Methods included daytime and nighttime visual encounter surveys, road driving, and pitfall trapping. Survey effort was concentrated in predetermined priority sampling areas, as well as in areas with a high potential for detecting undocumented species.
    [Show full text]
  • Impacts of Off-Highway Motorized Vehicles on Sensitive Reptile Species in Owyhee County, Idaho
    Impacts of Off-Highway Motorized Vehicles on Sensitive Reptile Species in Owyhee County, Idaho by James C. Munger and Aaron A. Ames Department of Biology Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725 Final Report of Research Funded by a Cost-share Agreement between Boise State University and the Bureau of Land Management June 1998 INTRODUCTION As the population of southwestern Idaho grows, there is a corresponding increase in the number of recreational users of off-highway motorized vehicles (OHMVs). An extensive trail system has evolved in the Owyhee Front, and several off-highway motorized vehicle races are proposed for any given year. Management decisions by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regarding the use of public lands for OHMV activity should take account of the impact of OHMV activity on wildlife habitat and populations. However, our knowledge of the impact of this increased activity on many species of native wildlife is minimal. Of particular interest is the herpetofauna of the area: the Owyhee Front includes the greatest diversity of reptile species of any place in Idaho, and includes nine lizard species and ten snake species (Table 1). Three of these species are considered to be "sensitive" by BLM and Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG): Sonora semiannulata (western ground snake), Rhinocheilus lecontei (long-nosed snake), and Crotaphytus bicinctores (Mojave black-collared lizard). One species, Hypsiglena torquata (night snake), was recently removed from the sensitive list, but will be regarded as "sensitive" for the purposes of this report. Off-highway motorized vehicles could impact reptiles in several ways. First, they may run over and kill individuals.
    [Show full text]