Michigan’s Wildlife Melanie Stoughton Water Quality Technician St. Joseph Conservation District

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What Do These Species Have in Common? They are all either Threatened, Endangered, or a Candidate for the Endangered Species List They are all either Threatened, Endangered, or a Candidate for the Endangered Species List

Endangered Species List- Terms Candidate: plants and animals which FWS (Fish and Wildlife Service) proposed added to Federal Endangered and Threatened Species list Candidate: plants and animals which FWS (Fish and Wildlife Service) proposed added to Federal Endangered and Threatened Species list Critical Habitat:specific geographic areas whether occupied by list species or not that are determined to be essential for the conservation and management of listed species and that have been formally described in the Federal Registry Critical Habitat:specific geographic areas whether occupied by list species or not that are determined to be essential for the conservation and management of listed species and that have been formally described in the Federal Registry

Endangered Species List- Terms Threatened: plant or animal that is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Threatened: plant or animal that is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Endangered: plant or animal that is in danger of extinction within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Endangered: plant or animal that is in danger of extinction within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

Bald Eagle-Threatened Habitat Habitat Aquatic, forested shorelines Aquatic, forested shorelines Second largest bird in North America Second largest bird in North America Why Threatened? Why Threatened? Historic: DDT Historic: DDT Current: Loss of nesting habitat due to development. Current: Loss of nesting habitat due to development.

Indiana Bat- Endangered Habitat Habitat Why Endangered? Why Endangered? Vulnerable to disturbance. Vulnerable to disturbance. Cave Commercialization Cave Commercialization Habitat Loss/Degradation Habitat Loss/Degradation Pesticides Pesticides

Copperbelly Water Snake- Threatened Habitat Habitat Lowland swamps, warm quiet waters. Lowland swamps, warm quiet waters. Why Threatened? Why Threatened? Habitat Loss/Degradation Habitat Loss/Degradation Collection Collection Predation Predation

Eastern Massasauga- Candidate Habitat Habitat Wet prairies, marshes, low areas along lakes and rivers. Wet prairies, marshes, low areas along lakes and rivers. Why a Candidate? Why a Candidate? Eradication out of fear. Eradication out of fear. Habitat Loss Habitat Loss

Mitchell’s Satyr- Endangered Habitat Habitat Fens, wetlands with high carbonate containing soils. Fens, wetlands with high carbonate containing soils. Why Endangered? Why Endangered? Habitat Loss/Degradation Habitat Loss/Degradation Pesticides and other pollutants. Pesticides and other pollutants. Butterfly collectors Butterfly collectors

Federally Listed Species in Michigan Mammals Mammals Grey Wolf Grey Wolf Canada Lynx Canada Lynx Birds Birds Bald Eagle Bald Eagle Kirtland’s Warbler Kirtland’s Warbler Piping Plover Piping Plover Reptiles Reptiles Copperbelly Watersnake Copperbelly Watersnake Eastern Massasauga Eastern Massasauga Insects Insects Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly Hungerford’s Crawling Water Beetle Karner Blue Butterfly Mitchell’s Satyr Mussels Mussels Clubshell Northern Riffleshell Rayed Bean

Federally Listed Species in Michigan Plants Plants American Hart’s Tongue Fern American Hart’s Tongue Fern Dwarf Lake Iris Dwarf Lake Iris Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid Houghton’s Goldenrod Houghton’s Goldenrod Lakeside Daisy Lakeside Daisy Michigan Monkey Flower Michigan Monkey Flower Pitcher’s Thistle Pitcher’s Thistle Small Whorled Pogonia Small Whorled Pogonia

What are we doing to save these species? Recovery Recovery Priority Priority Outline Outline Plan Plan Habitat Restoration Habitat Restoration Education/Outreach Education/Outreach

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