A variety of fauna and flora occur in the Point Arena area which is a range demarcation for occurrence of some species. For example, the California giant salamander occurs to the south while the Pacific giant salamander occurs to the north. It is also the type locality for the Point Arena mountain beaver, Aplodontia rufa nigra, which is federally listed under the Endangered Species Act as endangered, and is considered a mammalian species of special concern by the State of California. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the habitat for this subspecies of mountain beaver lies only within a area around Point Arena. The biggest threat to the PAMB is loss of habitat, and it was officially listed as an endangered species on December 12, 1991. Much local folklore revolves around this mysterious creature.
A variety of fauna and flora occur in the Point Arena area which is a range demarcation for occurrence of some species For example the California giant salamander occurs to the south while the Pacific giant salamander occurs to the north It is also the type locality for the Point Arena mountain beaver Aplodontia rufa nigra which is federally listed under the Endangered Species Act as endangered and is considered a mammalian species of special concern by the State of California According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service the habitat for this subspecies of mountain beaver lies only within a area around Point Arena The biggest threat to the PAMB is loss of habitat and it was officially listed as an endangered species on December 12 1991 Much local folklore revolves around this mysterious creature