State Wildlife Action Plan

Idaho's Diverse Wildlife and Habitats

Idaho is a Rocky Mountain state known for its scenic beauty, diverse landscape, and abundant natural resources. Habitats vary from dense, coastal-influenced forests in the north to high desert sagebrush steppe in the south. Idaho has the largest block of designated wilderness with the longest un-dammed river in the conterminous U. S. flowing through it. Idaho's fish and wildlife are as diverse as the landscapes they occupy: wide–ranging carnivores such as gray wolf and grizzly bear, sagebrush obligates such as pygmy rabbit and greater sage grouse, and anadromous fishes such as chinook and sockeye salmon exemplify Idaho’s wildlife diversity.

Taking Action for Idaho's Fish and Wildlife

Idaho's Wildlife Strategy takes an ecologically–based landscape approach to planning. The Strategy is organized by geographic regions—referred to as “ecological sections” or simply “sections”—expected to have similar species, habitats, and conservation needs. This section–level approach is combined with a fine–scale approach of identifying species–level issues and conservation needs for 229 species. The Strategy promotes proactive conservation actions to ensure cost–effective solutions instead of reactive measures enacted in the face of imminent losses.

• Download the Idaho Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy

  (via IDFG)
• Summary of Idaho Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (.pdf, 328 KB)
• Idaho Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy Web Site