LISTED AND PROPOSED ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES AND CRITICAL HABITAT; CANDIDATE SPECIES; AND SPECIES OF CONCERN

IN CLALLAM COUNTY

AS PREPARED BY

THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

WESTERN WASHINGTON FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICE

(Revised November 1, 2007)

LISTED

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) [outer coast]

Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus)

Marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)

Northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina)

Short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) [outer coast]

Major concerns that should be addressed in your Biological Assessment of

project impacts to listed species include:

1.         Level of use of the project area by listed species.

2.         Effect of the project on listed species' primary food stocks, prey species, and foraging in all areas influenced by the project.

3.         Impacts from project activities and implementation (e.g., increased noise levels, increased human activity and/or access, loss or degradation of habitat) that may result in disturbance to listed species and/or their avoidance of the project area.

DESIGNATED

Critical habitat for bull trout

Critical habitat for the marbled murrelet

Critical habitat for the northern spotted owl

PROPOSED

Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) similarity of appearance

CANDIDATE

(Olympic) Mazama pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama ssp. melanops)

Taylor’s checkerspot (Euphydryas editha taylori)

SPECIES OF CONCERN

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Cascades frog (Rana cascadae)

Cassin=s auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus)

Long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)

Long-legged myotis (Myotis volans)

Makah=s copper (butterfly) (Lycaena mariposa charlottensis)

Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)

Northern sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni)

Olive-sided flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)

Oregon vesper sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus affinis)

Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata)

Pacific Townsend=s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii townsendii)

Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Olympic torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton olympicus)

River lamprey (Lampetra ayresi)

Tailed frog (Ascaphus truei)

Tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)

Valley silverspot (Speyeria zerene bremeri)

Van Dykes=s salamander (Plethodon vandykei)

Western toad (Bufo boreas)

Astragalus australis var. olympicus (Cotton's milk vetch)

Cimicifuga elata (tall bugbane)