MONTANA RIVERS INFORMATION SYSTEM 

 Rivers Report 



APPENDIX B (cont.) 

 Wildlife Species Database Structure - WILDSPEC.DBF 



Dec Field Description 



GAME VAL 



N 



SEASON VAL 



N 



SUIT VAL 



N 



Unique 3 digit wildlife unit code (see wildlife map); 



also in WTLDLIFE.DBF 



Threatened and Endangered Species present in the 



wildlife unit (see below for species list) 



Unit importance to recovery of threatened and 



endangered species 



= species absent, 1 = species present but not 

 habitat essential for recovery, 2 = habitat essential 

 for recovery (see wildlife guidelines pg 6, for bald 

 eagle and grizzly bear exceptions) 



Habitat suitability of unit to game species 



1 = season value or supports low populations, 2 = 

 moderate importance to species or supports moderate 

 populations, 3 = supports large populations and/or 

 contains highly critical habitat 



Value of unit to species on seasonal basis 



1 = Year-round, 2 = Spring, 3 = Summer, 4 = Fall, 



5 = Winter, 6 = Spring & Summer, 7 = Spring & 



Fall, 8 = Spring & Winter, 9 = Summer & Fall, 10 



= Summer & Wmter 



Habitat suitability of unit to game species 



1 = season value or supports low populations, 2 = 



moderate importance to species or supports moderate 



populations, 3 = support large populations and/or 



contains highly critical habitat 



Wildlife Species List 



Antelope 

 Bald Eagle 

 Beaver 



Bighorn Sheep 

 Black Bear 

 Bobcat 



Canada Goose 

 Elk 

 Ferret 



Grizzly Bear 

 Lynx 

 Marten 

 Moose 



Mountain Goat 

 Mountain Grouse 

 Mountain Lion 

 Mule Deer 

 Peregrine Falcon 



Pheasant 

 River Otter 

 Sage Grouse 

 Sharptail Grouse 

 Whitetail Deer 

 Whooping Crane 

 Wild Turkey 

 Wolf 

 Wolverine 



B - 7 



