Protecting Wisconsin's rare animals | | Wisconsin DNR
23 Nov 2024 at 3:01am
The 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.
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Wisconsin
18 Nov 2024 at 9:41am
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), listed as Endangered in Wisconsin, prefers relatively inaccessible rock ledges on the sides of steep bluffs and ledges on highrise buildings in urban areas. The required avoidance period is March 15 - July 10 .
Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) - Wisconsin
24 Nov 2024 at 10:09am
Eastern 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 ...
Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi) - Wisconsin
24 Nov 2024 at 9:08pm
Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi), listed as Endangered in Wisconsin, prefers ponds, lakes, and a variety of habitats along and adjacent to streams and rivers including marshes, fens, sedge meadows, low prairies, and exposed mud flats. This species may breed in no or low-flow areas of streams and rivers but primarily breeds in ...
Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) - Wisconsin
25 Nov 2024 at 11:48am
Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata), listed as Endangered in Wisconsin, prefers mesic prairies, dry-mesic prairies, sand prairies, oak savannas, and open to semi-open woodlands. They overwinter in deep sand and/or well drained soils in open canopy microhabitats supporting sparse vegetation and in areas of disturbed soils such as the edges of ...
Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) - Wisconsin
22 Nov 2024 at 1:32pm
This 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) - Wisconsin
21 Nov 2024 at 11:17am
American 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.
Western Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis proximus) - Wisconsin
21 Nov 2024 at 7:21am
Western Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis proximus), a State Endangered Species, is found along rivers as well as within and adjacent to wetlands. Nothing has been reported regarding overwintering for this species in Wisconsin, but they are known to communally den with other snakes.
Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) - Wisconsin
22 Nov 2024 at 12:32am
Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) is a Special Concern species in Wisconsin, utilizes a wide variety of aquatic habitats including deep and shallow marshes, shallow bays of lakes and impoundments where areas of dense emergent and submergent vegetation exists, sluggish streams, oxbows and other backwaters of rivers, drainage ditches (usually where wetlands have been drained), sedge ...
Fawnsfoot (Truncilla donaciformis) - Wisconsin
6 Sep 2024 at 8:08am
Fawnsfoot (Truncilla donaciformis), a State Endangered species, prefers large rivers or the lower reaches of medium-sized streams. It is most commonly found in sand or gravel. Once widespread and abundant, this species has been rarely found in recent years. Known fish hosts are freshwater drum and sauger.
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23 Nov 2024 at 3:01am
The 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.
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Wisconsin
18 Nov 2024 at 9:41am
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), listed as Endangered in Wisconsin, prefers relatively inaccessible rock ledges on the sides of steep bluffs and ledges on highrise buildings in urban areas. The required avoidance period is March 15 - July 10 .
Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) - Wisconsin
24 Nov 2024 at 10:09am
Eastern 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 ...
Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi) - Wisconsin
24 Nov 2024 at 9:08pm
Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi), listed as Endangered in Wisconsin, prefers ponds, lakes, and a variety of habitats along and adjacent to streams and rivers including marshes, fens, sedge meadows, low prairies, and exposed mud flats. This species may breed in no or low-flow areas of streams and rivers but primarily breeds in ...
Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) - Wisconsin
25 Nov 2024 at 11:48am
Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata), listed as Endangered in Wisconsin, prefers mesic prairies, dry-mesic prairies, sand prairies, oak savannas, and open to semi-open woodlands. They overwinter in deep sand and/or well drained soils in open canopy microhabitats supporting sparse vegetation and in areas of disturbed soils such as the edges of ...
Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) - Wisconsin
22 Nov 2024 at 1:32pm
This 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) - Wisconsin
21 Nov 2024 at 11:17am
American 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.
Western Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis proximus) - Wisconsin
21 Nov 2024 at 7:21am
Western Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis proximus), a State Endangered Species, is found along rivers as well as within and adjacent to wetlands. Nothing has been reported regarding overwintering for this species in Wisconsin, but they are known to communally den with other snakes.
Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) - Wisconsin
22 Nov 2024 at 12:32am
Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) is a Special Concern species in Wisconsin, utilizes a wide variety of aquatic habitats including deep and shallow marshes, shallow bays of lakes and impoundments where areas of dense emergent and submergent vegetation exists, sluggish streams, oxbows and other backwaters of rivers, drainage ditches (usually where wetlands have been drained), sedge ...
Fawnsfoot (Truncilla donaciformis) - Wisconsin
6 Sep 2024 at 8:08am
Fawnsfoot (Truncilla donaciformis), a State Endangered species, prefers large rivers or the lower reaches of medium-sized streams. It is most commonly found in sand or gravel. Once widespread and abundant, this species has been rarely found in recent years. Known fish hosts are freshwater drum and sauger.
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