Title
Conservation Legacy in a Flagship Forest- Wildlife and Wildlands on the Flathead National Forest, Montana
Author(s)
John Weaver
Published
2014
Publisher
Wildlife Conservation Society Working Paper
Abstract
This report, by WCS Senior Scientist Dr. John Weaver, calls for completing the legacy of Wilderness lands on the Flathead National Forest in Montana. The report identifies important, secure habitats and landscape connections for five species—bull trout, westslope cutthroat trout, grizzly bears, wolverines, and mountain goats. These iconic species are vulnerable to loss of secure habitat from industrial land uses and/or climate change. Weaver found that the Flathead is a stronghold for these fish and wildlife species that have been vanquished in much of their range further south. His analysis shows that 90 percent of the Flathead has a “very high” or “high” conservation value for at least one of the five focal species.
Keywords
Flathead National Forest, Montana
Full Citation
Weaver, JL. 2014. Conservation Legacy on a Flagship Forest: Wildlife and Wildlands on the Flathead National Forest, Montana. Wildlife Conservation Society Working Paper No. 43. Bronx, New York, USA.

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