Placer and Nevada Counties, due to high pecentage of National Forest, has a large area of habitat for wildlife populations. The California State Animal, the Grizzly Bear, is extinct in this state, but not in others. I have provided links to pages to almost all of the species. Highlighted scientific name links to species descriptions . Highlighted common name links to photographs .
Most links are to government pages and to universities, and a list is at the end of the page.
There are also other link to wildlife pages of interest. The following is a guide to the species of this area. The links provided are to other web pages and to return to this site you must use your back button on your browser. Wild about Cats, provides some insight into the requirements for keeping exotic pets. Due to the high incidence of rabies in the state, some species are not allowed at all, yet these species are kept in other states as pets.