Regionally Important Wildlife List (June 1997)

Definition

Regionally important wildlife are native, regularly occurring taxa that are not considered at risk provincially, but are affected by forest or range practices and require specific habitat management prescriptions in order to maintain regional populations.

Background

The regionally important wildlife list was developed by BC Environment in order to support the maintenance of biodiversity in British Columbia. Under the Forest Practices Code red (endangered and threatened) and blue listed (vulnerable) taxa affected by forest or range practices are provided special management because they are considered to be at risk provincially. However, some species that are not at risk provincially are considered to be vulnerable to habitat alteration associated with forest and range practices. These species may also be of concern based on current status and status trend. Those species that are of concern and may not be adequately addressed by general forest and biodiversity provisions of the Forest Practices Code are listed as regionally important. In this way these species are identified as a management concern.

Regionally important wildlife may be provided special management within the Forest Practices Code as are red and blue listed species if they are designated as Identified Wildlife. Identified Wildlife are those species and plant communities that have been approved by the chief forester and deputy minister of Environment, Lands and Parks or designate as requiring special management. Two taxa are currently listed as Identified Wildlife: Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis atricapillus) and Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus). Management recommendations for these species are provided in the Forest Practices Code document, General Wildlife Measures for Identified Wildlife. These management strategies focus on critical or limiting habitats and when necessary also provide recommendations for landuse planning.

In order to accommodate regional variation and allow regions to set local priorities, species are listed by BC Environment Resource Management Regions, (see map attached). In total, 46 taxa are listed which breaks down to 3 fish, 5 amphibians, 0 reptiles, 23 birds and 15 mammals. For more information on these species, please contact regional or provincial Endangered Species Specialist.

Regionally Important Wildlife by Environment Region (June 1997)

Common Name

Scientific Name

MELP Regions

   

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Fish

                 

Arctic Grayling

Thymallus arcticus

         

x

x

 

Dolly Varden

Salvelinus malma

x

x

x

 

x

x

x

 

Cutthroat Trout

Oncorhynchus clarki clarki

x

x

x

 

x

x

   

Amphibians

                 

Northwestern Salamander

Ambystoma gracile

x

x

     

x

   

Clouded Salamander

Aneides ferreus

x

             

Western Toad

Bufo boreas

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Red-legged Frog

Rana aurora

 

x

x

         

Spotted Frog

Rana pretiosa

   

x

x

x

x

x

x

Birds

                 

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Barrow's Goldeneye

Bucephala islandica

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

 

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

Blue Grouse

Dendragapus canadensis

x

x

x

x

     

x

Boreal Owl

Aegolius funereus

   

x

x

     

x

Brown Creeper

Certhia americana

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

     

x

       

Eared Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

   

x

x

x

 

x

x

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

x

x

x

x

     

x

Great Gray Owl

Strix nebulosa

   

x

x

x

 

x

 

Harlequin Duck

Histrionicus histrionicus

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

   

x

x

x

   

x

Merlin

Falco columbarius suckleyi

x

             

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis atricapillus

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus bortealis

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Pygmy Nuthatch

Sitta pygmaea

   

x

       

x

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

           

x

 

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus perobscurus

x

       

x

   

Sharp-tailed Grouse

Tympanuchus phasianellus caurus

           

x

 

Vaux's Swift

Chaetura vauxi

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

x

x

x

x

   

x

x

Mammals

                 

Big Brown Bat

Eptesicus fuscus

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

Silver-haired Bat

Lasionycteris noctivagans

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Hoary Bat

Lasiurus cinereus

x

X

x

x

x

   

x

California Myotis

Myotis californicus

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

Western Long-eared Myotis

Myotis evotis

x

x

x

x

x

   

x

Little Brown Myotis

Myotis lucifugus

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Long-legged Myotis

Myotis volans

x

x

x

x

x

   

x

Yuma Myotis

Myotis yumanensis

x

x

x

x

x

   

x

Lynx

Lynx canadensis

   

x

x

x

   

x

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

 

x

x

x

x

   

x

River Otter

Lontra canadensis

       

x

x

   

Marten

Martes americana

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Kermode Black Bear

Ursus americanus kermodei

       

x

x

   

Mountain Goat

Oreamnos americanus

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Caribou - northern pop.

Rangifer tarandus

       

x

x

x