TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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I . INTRODUCTION 1 



II. SPECIES INFORMATION 



A. REVIEW OF PRESENT STATUS 1 



B. UPDATE OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION (MONTANA) 2 



C. POPULATION MONITORING AND DEMOGRAPHY STUDIES 2 



III. ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 



A. THREATS TO NEWLY LOCATED POPULATIONS 10 



B. MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 11 



C . PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE STUDIES 12 



IV. LITERATURE CITED 13 



V. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE PRINT-OUTS AND MAPS 14 



VI. PHOTOGRAPHIC SLIDES OF MONITORING TRANSECTS 52 



VII . APPENDIX 54 



