Watershed Planning and Restoration Program

Ecosystem Stewardship

Wildlife

Mule Deer in Upper Bingham Canyon

Bighorn sheep, mule deer, coyote, beaver, muskrat, jackrabbits, waterfowl, wading birds, and shorebirds have historically been found throughout the Salt Lake Countywide Watershed. However, the increasing pressures of urbanization have decreased vegetation coverage, minimized mobility between upland and riparian habitats, and altered the water quality of the Jordan River and its tributaries (National Audubon Society, 2000). Additionally, invasive species such as raccoon, red fox, tamarisk, russian olive, and warm water fish species have also had significant impacts on the local ecological community.

A comprehensive list of mammal species that use and occupy the Jordan River Corridor was compiled in 2008 by Dan Potts, member of the Salt Lake County Fish & Game Advisory Group and local naturalist (Mammal Species in the JR Corridor).

Additional information is available from the Utah Conservation Data Center website.