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Facts and Figures 1997
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ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF SPECIAL STATUS PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES ON BLM LANDS IN UTAH

Field Office T/E Plants Candidate Plants T/E Animals Candidate Animals
Salt Lake 2 1 5 3
Cedar City 7 2 9 1
Richfield 6 1 4 2
Moab 7 1 8 0
Vernal 5 4 6 1

Note: Many plant and animal species are known to or are likely to occur in more that one District.  Some species occur on Forest Service, State of Utah, Indian, and private lands as well as BLM administered lands.  Utah BLM also has developed a sensitive plant and animal list which is available in the Utah State Office.

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*ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF BIG GAME ANIMALS USING PUBLIC LANDS ADMINISTERED BY BLM

Big Game Animal 1992 1993 1994*
Deer 256,000 195,700 188,074
Antelope 13,000 12,000 12,259
Elk 16,000 16,300 15,725
Moose 100 75 73
Desert Bighorn Sheep 725 1,020 1,845
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep 475 540 535
Buffalo 435 475 493

*Note: We no longer make these estimates.

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ESTIMATED ACRES OF IMPORTANT GAME AND WATERFOWL HABITAT ON PUBLIC LANDS ADMINISTERED BY BLM

Field Office Big Game Small Game Waterfowl
Salt Lake 2,700,000 3,000,000 35,300
Cedar City 5,400,000 5,400,000 5,300
Richfield 6,400,000 2,500,000 3,300
Moab 4,600,000 6,300,000 6,500
Vernal 1,200,000 1,700,000 15,000
TOTALS 20,300,000 18,900,000 65,400
  

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