 Greater sage-grouse are a majestic bird of the American West, treasured by bird watchers and hunters alike. Male sage-grouse engage in impressive mating rituals by puffing up their colorful chests... |
 The pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) is the smallest rabbit in North America, and one of the smallest members of the family Leporidae (which includes hares and rabbits) in the world. ... |
 Bull trout are a native char of the Pacific Northwest and Canada. A fresh water fish, bull trout require clean, cool water to survive and reproduce. Bull trout historically... |
 Salmon and steelhead are anadromous fish. They are born and rear in fresh water, migrate downstream through the Columbia River and its tributaries, including the Snake... |
 Three species of bighorn sheep are native to North America: the desert, California, and Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. Bighorn sheep are among the best known icons of the American... |
 Slickspot peppergrass (Lepidium papilliferum) is a rare desert flower found only in portions of the Snake River plain, Owyhee Plateau, and adjacent foothills in southwestern Idaho.... |
 The Rio Grande silvery minnow was once the most abundant fish in the entire Rio Grande -- a river which stretches from the mountains of southern Colorado through New Mexico, and is... |
 Lahontan cutthroat trout is a native fresh-water trout species found only in the Humboldt River and other streams in northern Nevada and southern Oregon. A relic of the ancient Lake... |
 Redband trout are a native trout, closely related to steelhead trout (which are anadromous -- or ocean going -- whereas rainbow trout remain in fresh water throughout their lives). Redband... |
 The grey wolf once inhabitated most of North America, but was nearly extirminated over the last century. A top predator species, wolves are critical to sustaining the proper... |
 Mountain woodland caribou were once abundant in the temperate forests of Canada and the United States. Now, because of logging, roads, and other human disruptions, the ... |