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Native & Rare Species
Rare native animals and indicators of habitat health
Native Colorado animals that are rare or that show how their habitat is doing. Each one meets at least one of these: a CPW Species of Greatest Conservation Need (Tier 1 or 2), a NatureServe Colorado rank of S1 to S3, found only in Colorado, a habitat-health indicator, or an iconic, commonly encountered Colorado species.
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Photo: National Park Service, Glacier National Park — Public Domain
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Photo: Jacob W. Frank / National Park Service — Public Domain
Photo: Alan Schmierer — CC0
Photo: Jeremiah / iNaturalist — CC BY-NC 4.0
Photo: Peter DeGennaro / iNaturalist — CC BY-NC 4.0
Photo: Ryan Hagerty / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — Public Domain
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Native · SGCN Tier 2 S1
Great Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle
Cicindela theatina
invertebrate Sparsely Vegetated Sand Dunes
Photo: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service — Public Domain
Photo: Dave Menke / USFWS — Public Domain
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Photo: Christian Nunes / iNaturalist — CC BY-NC 4.0
Photo: Jim Hudgins / USFWS — Public Domain
Photo: National Park Service, Rocky Mountain National Park — Public Domain
Native · SGCN Tier 2 S4
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis canadensis
mammal Steep, Rocky Mountain Terrain
Photo: Jim Peaco / National Park Service — Public Domain
Photo: Jim Peaco / National Park Service — Public Domain
Photo: Joshua Smith / iNaturalist — CC0
Photo: Rosa Prasser / NPS — Public Domain
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