MONTANA RIVERS STUDY 

 WILDLIFE ASSESSMENT DETAILS 



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«»« WILDLIFE AREA DESCRIPTION «»* 

 Area JHV: KOOTENAI RIVER MAINSTEM DFWP Region: 1 

 Lower Bdy: LAKE CR (Riv. Mi. 187.0, Legal: T31NR33W1S) 

 Upper Bdy: LIBBY DAM (Riv. Mi. 221.7) 



Trib to: COLUMBIA RIVER Hydro Unit:17010101 Drainage: 11 

 Unit Type; MAINSTEM Counties: LINC. 



*** HABITAT CRITERIA *»♦ 

 DESIGNATED HABITAT PROTECTION: 



Conservation Easement, 



RIPARIAN HABITAT QUALITY: 



Condition: MODERATE Forested: MODERATE Wetlands: MODERATE 



Islands: MODERATE Diversity: MODERATE 



♦*» SPECIES CRITERIA «*« 



T il. E SPECIES: (0 = absent, 1 - present, 2 = critical habitat) 



Grizzly Bear: 2 Bald Eagle: 2 Wolf: 



Whooping Crane: Peregrine Falcon: Ferret: 



GAME i. FURDEARER SPECIES VALUE: <« = None, 1= Low, 2 = Moder.jte, 3 = High) 

 Va 1 ue*/Seasonal use Hab Suit/Dens* 



Whitetail Deer: 2 YEARROUND 



SPECIALIZED WILDLIFE USE: 



Large nesting osprey population 

 Golden eagle nesting cliffs present 

 Wintering raptors 



♦»»TOTAL POINTS*** 

 Habitat: 55 Species: 173 



**»FINAL RATINGS*** 



(1 = Outstanding, 2 = Substantial, 3 = Moderate, ^ = Limited, 5 = Unknown) 

 Habitat: 3 Species: 1 



FINAL VALUE CLASS: 2 



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