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Bookmark or Share- U.S. plans to drop gray wolves from endangered list
- Dozens of sea turtles with hypothermia rescued in Cape Cod
- Hundreds of plants, animals up for new protections
- Wolves To Lose Endangered Status Within 60 days, First Time Congress Has Taken A Species Off List
- Humans driving extinction faster than species can evolve
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- Protecting Wisconsin's rare animals | | Wisconsin DNRThe animals (both vertebrates and invertebrates) on Wisconsin's Natural Heritage Working List are species known or suspected to be rare in the state. It includes Species of Greatest Conservation Need that are legally designated as "endangered" or "threatened," as well as species in the advisory "special concern" category.
- Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) - WisconsinThis species often forages in open wet meadows or in shrub-carrs dominated by speckled alder. They overwinter in streams and rivers in deep holes or undercut banks where there is enough water flow to prevent freezing. This semi-terrestrial species typically remains within 300m of rivers and streams.
- American Marten (Martes americana) - WisconsinAmerican Marten (Martes americana), a State Endangered mammal, lives in mature, dense conifer forests, mixed conifer-hardwood, and hardwood dominated forests, including hemlock, white pine, yellow birch, maple, fir, and spruce. Marten young are born in tree dens in late-March and April and are weaned when about 6 weeks old.
- Protecting Wisconsin's natural communities | | Wisconsin DNRThe natural communities on Wisconsin's Natural Heritage Working List are defined by the assemblage of different plant and animal species that live together in a particular area, at a particular time. Natural communities may be named for their dominant plant species, for example, pine barrens, sedge meadows and oak savannas, a prominent ...
- Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) - WisconsinEastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) is a State Endangered Species and a Federally Threatened Species.This rattlesnake is strongly associated with floodplain habitats along medium to large rivers, especially near river confluences, where they primarily occupy open canopy wetlands, such as sedge meadows, fresh wet meadows, shrub-carrs, and adjacent upland prairies, floodplain forests, and ...
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