Ecosystems Branch

Wildlife Guidelines for Backcountry Tourism/Commercial Recreation

Information on Specific Species, Species Groups and Plant Communities

Mammals	Habitats
Badger (Red-listed)	• Grassland • Forest
Bats (Red- and Blue-listed)	• Grassland • Forest
Bison	• Grassland • Forest
Caribou (mountain ecotype Red-listed)	• Alpine/Tundra • Forest
Fisher (Blue-listed)	• Forest
Gray Wolf	• Forest
Grizzly Bear (Blue-listed)	• Forest • Alpine/Tundra • Forshore
Lynx	• Forest
Mountain Goats	• Alpine/Tundra • Forest
Rodents (Red- and Blue-listed)	• Alpine/Tundra • Grassland • Freshwater • Forest
Sheep	• Alpine/Tundra • Grassland • Forest
Ungulate (Winter range)	• Alpine/Tundra • Forest • Grassland
Wolverine	• Alpine/Tundra • Forest
Reptiles and Amphibians	Habitats
Coeur d’Alene Salamander (Blue-listed)	• Freshwater
Great Basin Spadefoot (Blue-listed)	• Grassland
Pacific Giant Salamander (Red-listed)	• Freshwater
Painted Turtle (Blue-listed)	• Freshwater
Snakes (Red- and Blue-listed)	• Forest • Grassland
Tailed Frog (Red- and Blue-listed)	• Freshwater
Tiger Salamander (Red-listed)	• Forest • Grassland
Birds	Habitats
American White Pelican (Red-listed)	• Freshwater
Bald Eagle	• Forest • Foreshore • Freshwater
Falcons (Red- and Blue-listed)	• Forest • Grassland
Great Blue Heron (Blue-listed)	• Forest • Freshwater
Ground-nesting owls (Red- and Blue-listed)	• Forest • Grassland
Harlequin Duck	• Freshwater • Foreshore
Marbled Murrelet (Red-listed)	• Forest • Foreshore
Marshbirds (Red- and Blue-listed)	• Freshwater
Shorebirds (Red- and Blue-listed)	• Freshwater • Grassland
Sandhill Crane (Blue-listed)	• Freshwater • Forest
Seabirds (Red- and Blue-listed)	• Forest • Foreshore
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Blue listed)	• Grassland
Songbirds (Red- and Blue-listed species)	• Forest • Grassland • Freshwater
Tree-nesting Hawks (Red-listed)	• Forest • Grassland
Tree-nesting owls (Red- and Blue-listed)	• Forest • Grassland
White-tailed Ptarmigan (Blue-listed)	• Alpine/Tundra
White-throated Swift (Blue-listed)	• Grassland
Western Grebe (Red-listed)	• Freshwater
Woodpeckers (Red- and Blue-listed)	• Forest • Grassland
Plant Communities and Habitats
Alpine and Subalpine Meadows
Riparian and Sensitive wetlands
Wildlife Trees and Coarse Woody Debris