figures. They are only recorded because of the potential of wolf and livestock interaction. Along these
same lines, marmots are noted as they are a prey species of interest for wolverines.
In this report, species richness is defined as the number of species recorded spanning each priority level.
The more species recorded from each level (especially levels 1 and 2), the richer a site is in terms of
interest to our project. Diversity is described as the number of different species. A site may be high in
diversity but low in species richness.
Though our program makes many contributions to expanding knowledge of wildlife presence and
distribution in Washington, it is not without limitations. Our cameras can only demonstrate species
presence in the area, not species absence and abundance. Wildlife may be present in the area yet not
within the field of view of our cameras.
Results in this section are divided between our monitoring efforts in the Cascades and northeast
Washington.
CASCADES MOUNTAINS
Thirty cameras were installed at eighteen camera stations in the Cascades this year stretching from
American Ridge in the William O Douglas Wilderness on the south end to the Mt. Baker Wilderness on
the north end. Due to the spatial extent of our coverage area and number of cameras, we have divided
the Cascades into smaller sub regions for reporting: North Cascades, Central Cascades, I-90 Corridor,
and South Cascades. I-90 is specifically called out within the Central Cascades due to it's unique
purpose.
North Cascades Sites and Focal Species
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Mt. Baker – Wolverine
Chiwawa – Wolf
Entiat Ridge – Wolf
Methow Valley –Wolf
Central Cascades Sites and Focal Species
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Bootjack Mtn. - Wolverine
Chiwaukum – Wolverine
Colockum - Wolf
Grindstone Mtn. – Wolverine
Snow Lake – Wolverine
I-90 Corridor
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B – North side of Gold Creek underpasses
C and D - South side of Lake Keechelus and the Gold Creek underpasses
E and F – North side of Rocky Run underpass
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