Sensitive Animals of the BLM Jarbidge Resource Area, Idaho

Statewide, there are currently over 90 animal species on the various animal lists (Conservation Data Center 1994). In several instances the species have been listed by the Fish and Wildlife Service as threatened or endangered. Included in these species are the bald eagle, peregrin falcon, gray wolf, Bliss Rapids Snail, and others. A number of others are believed to have declining populations and may become locally extirpated (bull trout, wolverine, etc.) and others have either had severe habitat reduction (pygmy rabbit, California floater) or there is little information regarding the species presence, distribution or abundance in Idaho (kit fox, dark kangaroo mouse, and most bat species). The animal list is reviewed by the by the various scientific societies biannually and updated based on new information. In the Jarbidge Resource Area there are presently 40 animal species that are either present or are likely to be present.

The following are brief accounts of the sensitive animals in the Jarbidge Resource Area including technical references.