DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE Sample Clauses

DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE. CCAA AREA‌ Although apparently stable, the two xxxxxx populations in western Oregon have seemingly not increased in size or expanded their range over at least the past two decades; however, there has been limited monitoring. The indigenous Siskiyou population occurs primarily in the Klamath Mountains west of Ashland and south of Grants Pass, extending into northern California. However, individuals from this population have recently been detected east of Ashland in the southern Cascades, geographically overlapping with individuals from the southern Oregon Cascades population. The southern Oregon Cascades population, located near Crater Lake National Park, was established between 1977 to 1981 when ODFW reintroduced individuals from British Columbia and Minnesota. Verifiable detections (i.e. tangible evidence such as photos, scat, tracks, genetic material) of fishers have not occurred in the central and northern Oregon Coast Range nor in the northern Cascades of Oregon, although non- verifiable sightings have been reported (Figure 2). Some surveys occurred in the northern Cascades, but recent systematic surveys have not been conducted in these areas, leaving gaps in our understanding of xxxxxx distribution in Oregon.