Canada Lynx Sample Clauses

Canada Lynx. Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) inhabit the northern forests of North America. In Washington, lynx are found in high-elevation forests of northeastern Washington in Okanogan, Chelan, Ferry, Stevens, and Pend Oreille Counties. A breeding population also occurred historically in the southern Cascades near Mount Adams (WDFW 2012a). About 85% of the lynx habitat in Washington is in national forests, with the remainder on state and private lands. Hair snag surveys conducted by the USFWS and the USFS from 1998 through 2002, including survey locations near the Elkhorn Wildlife Area, failed to detect Canada lynx in Oregon (ODFW 2006). Lynx distribution in western North America is closely associated with the distribution of boreal and subalpine forests. Within these forest types, lynx are most likely to persist in areas that receive deep snow and have high-density populations of snowshoe hares, the principal prey of lynx. Canada lynx are not known to occur on the covered lands and are unlikely to occur because the covered lands do not resemble habitats commonly associated with Canada lynx. Thus, Canada lynx will not be analyzed in this EA.