Ecology
Fish & Wildlife
There are many species of fish and wildlife on the Fremont-Winema National
Forests. We invite you to learn more about the species that roam our forests
by visiting
our forests or browsing through our website. The diversity in
temperature and precipitation on the Fremont-Winema National Forests results
in a
sequence of distinct climatic regimes which support a wide variety of plant
and animal communities, with habitats ranging from near-desert to lush
coniferous forests.
More than 300 species of fish and wildlife occur on the Forests. Game animals
most often hunted include mule deer, Rocky Mountain elk, and pronghorn antelope.
Several varieties of trout inhabit Forest lakes and streams, and a few lakes
also support warm-water fish, such as large-mouth bass. Waterfowl such as Canada
geese, whistling swans, and mallards are frequently seen. The Forests
support small populations of some of the larger predators (black bear, mountain
lion,
and bobcat) and a great variety of nongame species. Six threatened and endangered
species, the bald eagle and the peregrine falcon, along with Bull Trout and
short-nosed, Lost River and Warner Sucker are found on Forest lands, although
the peregrine falcon presently occurs only as a rare migrant, and the suckers
are found primarily downstream of the Forest
proper.
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