Record Details
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Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 143 Final Environmental Statement : authorized Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah, page 143 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Source | Bureau of Reclamation. Department of the Interior |
| Publisher | Brigham Young University |
| Date | 2005-10-14 |
| Format | 143 text/PDF |
| Rights | Brigham Young University; http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/generic.php Public Domain Public |
| Language | English; eng; en |
| Relation | Central Utah Project; Western Waters Digital Library; north centra central centea 1 I utah J is s the lne the souther southernmost 1010st extent of the natural range of moose thus making this species rather unique for utah it wasnt until about 1950 that it was determined that a small permanent moose herd inhabited the north slopes of the uinta mountains since the 1950s 1950 moose sightings indicate that a southward movement of the population is taking place it is interesting to note that beaver populations have increased considerably in the same areas where moose are frequently observed 71 7 this suggests that since beaver activity creates willow and marsh area which in return can result in better moose habitat that abundance of suitable habitat is a main factor controlling the moose population in utah the legal statewide harvest of moose is still small but is steadily increasing the average production has been about 20 animals for the past five seaonso seaons seamons game managers are currently faced with the problem of numerous illegal kills particularly in areas not presently managed for moose at present there are no state moose herd management units in the bonneville unit area however there are at least two areas where moose sightings are frequent enough to indicate the permanent resident of animals these areas of particular interest are the currant creek rock creek drainages and the strawberry valley vailey the rock creek herd has received particular attention72 attention 72 within win uin hin the rock creek drainage there are over 2000 acres that are considered moose habitat habitato habitats habil habit ato in general this is stream bottom land about 400 acres of this area vegetated by willow communities constitute key habitat for the small resident herd 2530 25 30 animals that has developed since the mid 19600 1960s 120 wildlife managers suggest that this location has a potential for a herd several times the present size this same potential applies to moose in the other areas possessing suitable habitat habitato habitats habit ato the more prominent non big game species inhabiting the unit area are the black bear mountain lion bobcat and tand cougar the canada lynx found in the uinta mountains Is s considered to be rare in utah fur animal species in the proposed bonneville unit area include beaver muskrat mink marten weasel skunk and badgero badger the beaver is the most economically important of these animals and an average of 150 pelts are harvested annually the muskrat is abundant in marshy areas of lakes such as utah lake and the marten occurs in small numbers in the higher elevation coniferous forests good beaver habitat is found along most of the streams of the unit area including rock creek currant creek duchesne river and strawberry rivero river rivar 143 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/6333 |
