Protecting The woodland caribou is a relative Most of the time, the paths of Below is a sample of signs of the better-known barren ground caribou and snowmobilers never you will see as you Woodland Caribou caribou of the Arctic Tundra or the cross because most approach the caribou reindeer of Europe. Our woodland snowmobilers choose open boundary and signs you will In the caribou live on and forage on expanses with little or no trees. see posted along the actual arboreal lichen, which grows on Caribou favor more heavily boundary. Selkirk Mountains trees. They are unique in the deer timbered habitats and primarily family in several ways. use open expanses to move between better quality habitats. They have large hooves that are adapted for traveling on deep However, when there is an snow, which is common in the high interaction between snowmobile Selkirks of north Idaho. The only activities and caribou, caribou will location in the continental United react to avoid close contact. This States where caribou are still found added stress and energy is the Selkirk Mountains of northern expenditure can increase the risk Idaho and northern Washington. of winter survival, especially for Snowmobile caribou in poor physical condition Approximately 35 caribou still or during particularly harsh Closure inhabit the Selkirk Mountains, winters. If caribou or caribou which include Eastern Washington, tracks are encountered during Boundary Map Northern Idaho and Southern winter, please leave the area. In British Columbia. Several federal no event should winter Sandpoint and state agencies, including the recreationist approach caribou. USDA Forest Service are working Priest Lake to recover this unique component In 1995, a small area of the of our country’s heritage. Selkirk Crest was closed to Bonners Ferry Recovery of caribou is also snowmobile use to protect the accomplished with cooperation woodland caribou and important from British Columbia, which habitats from disturbance A map of the closed area is recently listed the caribou as a (36CFR.261.53(A)). This area is on the back of this brochure. federally threatened species. in some of the most rugged We need your help in peaks of the Selkirks, from maintaining the closure to Each winter hundreds of outdoor Myrtle Peak in the north to Mt. protect caribou. If you notice enthusiasts snowmobile in the Roothan in the south. The closed any violations, please notify beautiful high country of the Selkirk area is about 29 square miles. the U.S. Forest Service, Mountains. Idaho Fish and Game or your county sheriff. Snowmobile Closure Area Boundary Map

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