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Factsheets and News Releases on Threatened and Endangered
Species
These factsheets and news releases have been formatted for dissemination on the Internet by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), SeaWorld/Busch Gardens (SW/BG), World Wildlife Fund, and EE-Link. (In parentheses after each entry find the initials of the original source). A few of these species are not currently on the FWS Threatened and Endangered list because of species recovery, or may be threatened in a limited area.
Contents:
Mammals
Birds
Amphibians
Reptiles
Fish
Mollusks
Insects
Crustaceans
Plants
Search the Threatened and Endangered Species Database at the University of Michigan.
Mammals
- Bear, American Black(NC State, Extension Forestry)
- Bear, American Black (The Bear Den)
- Bear, American Association
- Bear, Brown/Grizzly (The Bear Den)
- Bear, Polar (The Bear Den)
- Buffalo, American
- Chimpanzee(SW/BG)
- Dolphin, Bottlenose(SW/BG)
- Elephant Information Page
- Ivory Haven, Laura the Elephant's House
- Ferret, Black-footed(NWRS)
- Gorillas(SW/BG)
- Lion, African(SW/BG)
- Manatee, West Indian (Florida) (NWRS--Species Recovery Plan)
- Manatees(SW/BG)
- Muskoxen
- Otter, Sea (SW/BG)
- Panda, Giant Facts (WWF)
- Panda, Giant (The Bear Den)
- Rhinoceros Information (Black, White, Javan, Sumatran & Indian)
- Sea Lion, California (SW/BG)
- Sea Lion, Steller (NMFS)
- Seal, Caribbean Monk (NMFS)
- Seal, Guadalupe Fur (NMFS)
- Seal, Hawaiian Monk (NMFS)
- Shrew, Dismal Swamp(NWRS)
- Tiger Information Center
- Tiger, Bengal(SW/BG)
- Walrus(SW/BG)
- Whales, Baleen(SW/BG)
- Whale, Blue (NMFS)
- Whale, Fin (NMFS)
- Whale, Fin (NMFS)
- Whale, Killer (SW/BG)
- Whale, Northern Right (NMFS)
- Whale, Sei (NMFS)
- Whale, Sperm (NMFS)
- Wolf Facts
- Wolf, Mexican*(NWRS)
- Wolf, Red*(NWRS) An update on reintroduction efforts at Alligator River NWR.
- Zebra, Grevy's(SW/BG)
*Additional information on wolves is available from the wolf study project
Birds
- Condor, California(Peregrine Fund)
- Crane, Whooping(FWS)
- Eagle, Bald(FWS)
- Eider, Stellers(NWRS)
- Falcon, Peregrine(FWS)
- Falcon, Arctic Peregrine
- Flycatcher, Southwestern Willow (NWRS)
- Owl, Northern Spotted (NWRS)
- Pygmy-owl, Cactus Ferruginous(NWRS)
- Pelican, Brown
- Penguins(SW/BG)
- Plover, Piping(FWS)
- Plover, Atlantic Coast Piping (NWRS)
- Plover, Western Snowy (NWRS)
- Tern, Interior Least(FWS)
- Woodpecker, Red-cockaded
See also: The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and The Raptor Center
Amphibians
- Frog, South American horned ornate(SW/BG)
- Salamander, Santa Cruz long-toed
- Toad, Wyoming
Reptiles
- Alligator, American(SW/BG)
- Snake, Lake Erie Water(FWS)
- Snake, Northern Copperbelly Water(FWS)
- Snake, Red Rat(SW/BG)
- Tortoise, Desert(NWRS)
- Turtle, Plymouth redbelly(NWRS)
Fish
- Minnow, Rio Grande Silvery (NWRS)
- Salmon, Pacific
- Salmon, Chinook (Sacramento River Winter-Run) (NMFS)
- Salmon, Chinook (Snake River Fall) (NMFS)
- Salmon, Chinook (Snake River Spring/Summer) (NMFS)
- Salmon, Sockeye (Snake River) (NMFS)
- Sharks (SW/BG)
- Sturgeon, Gulf (NMFS)
- Sturgeon, Kootenai River White (NWRS) Sturgeon, Shortnose (NMFS)
- Suckers, Klamath Basin (NWRS)
Mollusks
Insects
- Butterfly, Karner Blue(FWS)
- Butterfly, Schaus'(NWRS)
- Dragonfly, Hine's Emerald(FWS)
Crustaceans
- Crayfish, no common name Cambarus aculabrum (NWRS)
Plants
- Aeschynomene virginia, Sensitive joint-vetch(NWRS)
- Eugenia Woodburyana(NWRS)
- Mariscus pennatiformis(NWRS)
- Monkshood, Northern(FWS)
- Sesbania tomentosa(NWRS)
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