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insects through the summer. Preferred wet meadow areas also contain tall grasses for hiding and <br />sagebrush stands at least 492.13 feet wide along the periphery for hiding and foraging. <br />From mid - September into November all individuals use upland areas with 20 percent or greater <br />sagebrush cover and some green forbs. As winter progresses and snow cover is extensive (> 80 <br />percent) and deep (> than 11.81 inches), individuals forage in tall sagebrush (> 16.14 inches) in <br />valleys and lower flat areas and roost in shorter sagebrush along ridge tops. Roosting and <br />foraging is typically restricted to south- or west- facing slopes where snow is typically shallower <br />and less extensive. Small foraging areas that have 30 -40 percent big sagebrush canopy cover also <br />are important. <br />Yellow - Billed Cuckoo <br />The Yellow - Billed Cuckoo, (Coccyzus americanus), is a medium sized bird (12 inches in length) <br />with grey -brown above and white below plumage, with rusty colored flight feathers. The <br />underside of the tail has pairs of large white spots. This bird has a slightly down - curved bill, <br />which the upper mandible of the bill is black and the lower mandible is yellow. This species <br />occupies tall riparian habitat consisting of cottonwood (Populus deltoids) over story and an <br />under story of dense willow (Salix spp.) or tamarisk (Tamarix spp.) at elevations of less than <br />6,500 feet above mean sea level. <br />Gunnison's prairie dog <br />The Gunnison's prairie dog, (Cynomys gunnisoni), is a member of the Sciuridae family, which <br />includes squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs. Adults vary in length from 12 to 15 <br />inches and weigh 23 to 42 ounces, with males averaging slightly larger than females. The dorsal <br />color is yellowish buff intermixed with blackish hairs. The top of the head, sides of cheeks and <br />"eyebrows" are noticeably darker than the dorsum. <br />Gunnison's prairie dog habitat includes level to gently sloping grasslands and semi -desert and <br />montane shrublands, at elevations from 6,000 to 12,000 feet. Gunnison's prairie dogs occupy <br />grass —shrub areas in low valleys and mountain meadows within this habitat. Grasses are the most <br />important food item for Gunnison's prairie dogs, with forbs, sedges, and shrubs also occasionally <br />used. <br />North American wolverine <br />The North American wolverine (Gulo gulo luscus), is the largest terrestrial member of the family <br />Mustelidae, with adult males weighing 26 to 40 pounds and adult females weighing 17 to 26 <br />pounds. The North American wolverine resembles a small bear with a bushy tail. It has a round, <br />broad head; short, rounded ears; and small eyes. There are five toes on each foot, with curved <br />and semiretractile claws used for digging and climbing. <br />Wolverines do not appear to specialize on specific vegetation or geological habitat aspects, but <br />instead select areas that are cold and receive enough winter precipitation to reliably maintain <br />deep persistent snow late into the warm season. The requirement of cold, snowy conditions <br />means that, in the southern portion of the species' range where ambient temperatures are <br />10 1 <br />