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Below are the species selected for the 2009 Fall/Winter Species of  Season Challenge

Congratulations to the winner of the 2009 Spring Summer
Species of the Season Challenge
Sheri Kimbrough
10 submissions

Pygmy Rabbit	Northern Pygmy Owl
	Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Northern Shrike	River Otter
Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Photo by www.oaklandzoo.org

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Information on the distribution and relative abundance of wildlife species in the state is valuable to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD).  It helps us determine if a species may be in need of special attention or if we need to increase baseline inventories.  A number of species have been indentified in the
State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (posted on the WGFD website) as species of greatest conservation need because information about them and where they occur is lacking.  The State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy describes what we do know and the information we need.  Wildlife observers can greatly increase our understanding Wyoming wildlife, whether you are a weekend enthusiast, an occasional visitor to the state, or a professional biologist by reporting sightings of these species.

To address this information need, WGFD is focusing on six species (2 mammals, 2 birds, and 2 herps) during the Spring/Summer and four species (2 mammals and 2 birds) during the Fall/Winter Species of the Season Challenge.  The species during the Fall and Winter of 2009 are: 

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Northern Pygmy Owl
Northern Shrike
Pygmy Rabbit
River Otter

Six new species will be selected for Spring and Summer 2010.  To learn more about the species and how to find them, click on the Species links above. 

As encouragement, we will be presenting the number of observations individuals report with special recognition of top observers each season. 

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