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<br />10. Wildlife and Fish <br /> <br />Most of the wildlife and fish species which occur on <br />the Pike and San Isabel and Rio Grande National <br />Forests also exist in the WSA. The management <br />indicator species which commonly OCcur are pine <br />marten, bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, goshawk, <br />northern three-toed woodpecker, and Cutthroat trout. <br /> <br />The predominent general habitat types are spruce/fir <br />and Douglas-fir forest, mountain grassland/alpine <br />tundra, and rocky areas. Also present are aspen, <br />lodgepole, ponderosa, and bristlecone pine, oak, and <br />pinon/juniper. The relative abundance of these <br />habitat types is shown in Table F. <br /> <br />TABLE F <br /> <br />GENERAL HABITAT TYPES IN THE WILDERNESS STUDY AREA <br /> <br />Habitat Types <br /> <br />Abundance <br /> <br />Spruce/ fir <br />Douglas-fir <br />Mt. Grassland-Tundra <br />Rock <br />Aspen <br />Lodgepole Pine <br />Ponderosa pine <br />Oak <br />Pinon/ juniper <br />Bristlecone pine <br /> <br />H <br />H <br />H <br />H <br />M <br />M <br />M <br />L <br />L <br />L <br /> <br />Habitat Abundance Key <br /> <br />H - High <br />M - Moderate <br />L - Low <br /> <br />~' <br />2 <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />The areas surrounding the study area are typically <br />low elevation habitats such as ponderosa pine, <br />pinon/ juniper, oak, and other mountain shrublands. <br /> <br />;;: <br />~ <br />, <br />o <br /> <br />;~ <br /> <br />55 <br /> <br />f. ': I) G 6 ') <br />\..J '- ..J <br /> <br />:~ <br />