Figure 3
From: Protecting endangered species in the USA requires both public and private land conservation
Examples of endangered species that would benefit from different combinations of public and private land conservation. Map colors show species’ ranges; Urocitellus bruneus: orange, Anaxyrus baxteri: blue, Sternotherus depressus: pink, Strix occidentalis lucida: yellow, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishop: green, Puma concolor cougar: black. Bar graphs indicate the percent of species ranges within each type of land designation; black: currently protected federal land, green: U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, pink: other federal lands (e.g., Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Defense, etc.); blue: state land; grey: undeveloped private land; white: private cropland and developed land. Landcover data obtained from Bureau Land Management GIS repository51, species distributions were obtained from the USFWS Environmental Conservation Online System47. Capacity on Public Land indicates that at least 30% of the given species’ range is within federal or state lands (Y), or if less than 30% of the given species range is within federal or state lands (N). Photo credits clockwise from top-left: USFS Region 4; Ryan Moehring/USWFS; John P. Friel; Connie Bransilver; Brian Gratwicke; and Gary L. Clark.
