Threatened and Endangered Species

Yellow Billed Cuckoo	Steelhead Trout	MacFarlane's four-o'clock	Canada Lynx

The program examines highway impacts on species listed under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and works with the Idaho Fish and Game, Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and others for the purpose of preserving, protecting, and enhancing the state’s natural resources while operating, maintaining, and improving the state’s transportation system.

Wildlife, fish, and sensitive plants require consideration during project planning and development. Areas of concern include:

• Interference to wildlife functions such as wintering, foraging, migration, breeding and/or rearing
• Effects related to collisions between vehicles and animals
• Loss of animal or plant populations
• Noise disturbance or loss of habitat

Idaho Listed, Proposed & Candidate Species (Jun. 2009)

The Cooperative Agreement with ITD, FHWA and USFWS for Biological Evaluations/Assessments can be found in the ITD Environmental Process Manual. Go to the end of the Table of Contents links for Section 300 and find Exhibit 300-6, Programmatic Agreement.

Wildlife Crossing Database – An innovative tool that identifies the proximity of wildlife safety hazards. This tool was honored as the 2009 recipient of the Exemplary Ecosystem and Exemplary Human Environment Initiatives presented by the Federal Highway Administration.