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<br />~". ,) ''',~' <br />,~ __ .:.:.~:' ",1 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Endangered Species of Wildlife <br /> <br />There are no known endangered species of wildlife in the area although <br /> <br />several species may be present. <br /> <br />The peregrine falcon, a resident bird, <br /> <br />is known to use the Fish and Wildlife refuge in North Park. <br /> <br />Ho\.vever, <br /> <br />no intensive survey of the EnCa01pl11cnt River area has been 111ade to <br /> <br />determine if they are present here. <br /> <br />The Greater sandhill crane and the wolverine is considered "endangered" <br /> <br />by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. <br /> <br />This bird has been observed near <br /> <br />Hog Park Reservoir but its nesting sites are unkno'\vn. <br /> <br />The last known <br /> <br />nesting areas of the sandhill crane were located both east and west of the <br /> <br />Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area. <br /> <br />Several recent reports of wolverine near the study area have been <br /> <br />l' e co l' de d. <br /> <br />In 1974, signs of a wolverine feeding on an elk carcass in <br /> <br />Buffalo Park, adjacent to the Encampment River drainage, were observed. <br /> <br />Several Division employees reported seeing wolverine in Red Canyon <br /> <br />on the east boundary of the Wilderness Area as late as 1970. <br /> <br />Other <br /> <br />sightings in the general area of the Wilderness wel'e made in the 1950' s <br /> <br />and 1960. <br /> <br />Wolverine Lake, in Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area, was named <br /> <br />by former Forest Supervisor, Ray Peck, because trapper Frank Rengg <br /> <br />caught a wolverine at the lake. <br /> <br />Fish <br /> <br />There are about 104 miles of fishable trout streams in the area. About <br /> <br />55 miles of these streams are classified as important or very good trout <br /> <br />,9- <br />