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Platte River Ecosystem Resources and Management, with Emphasis on the Big Bend Reach in Nebraska

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Table 8. Nine listed species and critical habitat that occur along the Platte River in Nebraska (50 Code of Federal Regulations §17.11 & §17.12).

Listed Species	Primary Habitat Type	Current Known Range
Whooping Crane critical habitat	riverine & wet meadow	central Platte R.-- primarily Lexington to Chapman. Critical habitat: Lexington to Shelton
Eskimo Curlew	wet meadow and low prairie grasslands	very rare; most probable in central Platte - Grand Island downstream to Duncan (50 mi.)
Bald Eagle	riverine & wet meadow	Platte to Missouri R.
Peregrine Falcon	riverine & wet meadow	Platte to Missouri R.
Piping Plover	riverine	Platte to Missouri R.
Least Tern	riverine	Platte to Missouri R.
Pallid Sturgeon	riverine	lower Platte R. (33 mi)
American Burying Beetle	low prairie & riparian woodland (?)	North Platte to Cozad
Western Prairie Fringed Orchid	wet meadow	Mormon Island Crane Meadows near Grand Island

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