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This Gallery contains
maps and geospatial data pertaining to mule deer and elk and their habitats. Habitat, and management actions throughout
most of the geographic range of mule deer and elk within the SRLCC occurs
primarily on the large blocks of public land.
The SRLCC Steering Committee recognizes that conserving these iconic
species and their habitats will require a concerted effort by state and federal
agencies, tribes, and private conservation organizations. Across the west, state wildlife agencies are
seeing declines in mule deer populations, and a partnership of wildlife
managers from across multiple jurisdictions and boundaries will need to make
recommendations based on the best science available. Major impacts to mule deer habitat in the
SRLCC geography include: excessive herbivory, successional changes, non-native
invasive species, water availability, human encroachment, and energy and
mineral development (Watkins, B. E., C. J. Bishop, E. J. Bergman, A. Bronson,
B. Hale, B. F. Wakeling, L. H. Carpenter, and D. W. Lutz. 2007. Habitat
Guidelines for Mule Deer: Colorado Plateau Shrubland and Forest Ecoregion. Mule
Deer Working Group, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies).