Table 3. Ten species used in the Pleasant Grove study to identify preferred habitat locations that include agricultural land. These species were selected because they were legally protected, could be used to assess landscape connectivity, or could use agricultural settings that could be restored to more suitable habitat.
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Focal
Species |
Reason for Selecting |
Federal Status |
California State Status |
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Tule elk (Cervus elaphus
nannodes) |
Regional connectivity, landscape
restoration |
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Bobcat (Lynx
rufus) |
Forest connectivity |
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American badger (Taxidea
taxus) |
Grassland area and
connectivity |
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Species of special concern |
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Giant garter snake (Thamnophis
gigas) |
Wetland area and connectivity,
regulatory |
Threatened |
Threatened |
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Swainson's hawk (Buteo
swainsoni) |
Agricultural interface,
regulatory |
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Threatened |
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Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus
americanus) |
Riparian forest area |
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Endangered |
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Sandhill crane (Grus
canadensis) |
Waterfowl indicator, wildlife-friendly
agriculture |
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Threatened |
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Tricolored blackbird (Agelaius
tricolor) |
Wetland area, wildlife-friendly
agriculture |
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Species of special concern |
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VELB (Desmocerus californicus
dimorphus) |
Important regulatory species |
Threatened |
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Vernal pool species |
Vernal pool area, regulatory |
Multiple endangered |
Multiple endangered |
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