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Michigan’s WildlifeMichigan’s Wildlife
Melanie StoughtonMelanie StoughtonWater Quality TechnicianWater Quality Technician
St. Joseph Conservation DistrictSt. Joseph Conservation District
What Do These Species What Do These Species Have in Common?Have in Common?
They are all either They are all either Threatened, Endangered, or Threatened, Endangered, or a Candidate for the a Candidate for the Endangered Species ListEndangered Species List
Endangered Species List-Endangered Species List-TermsTerms
CandidateCandidate: plants and animals which FWS : plants and animals which FWS (Fish and Wildlife Service) proposed added to (Fish and Wildlife Service) proposed added to Federal Endangered and Threatened Species Federal Endangered and Threatened Species listlist
Critical HabitatCritical Habitat:specific geographic areas :specific geographic areas whether occupied by list species or not that are whether occupied by list species or not that are determined to be essential for the conservation determined to be essential for the conservation and management of listed species and that and management of listed species and that have been formally described in the Federal have been formally described in the Federal RegistryRegistry
Endangered Species List-Endangered Species List-TermsTerms
ThreatenedThreatened: plant or animal that is likely to : plant or animal that is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.its range.
EndangeredEndangered: plant or animal that is in danger : plant or animal that is in danger of extinction within the foreseeable future of extinction within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its throughout all or a significant portion of its range.range.
Bald Eagle-ThreatenedBald Eagle-Threatened
HabitatHabitat Aquatic, forested Aquatic, forested
shorelinesshorelines Second largest bird in Second largest bird in
North AmericaNorth America Why Threatened?Why Threatened?
Historic: DDTHistoric: DDT Current: Loss of nesting Current: Loss of nesting
habitat due to habitat due to development.development.
Indiana Bat-Indiana Bat-EndangeredEndangered
HabitatHabitat Why Endangered?Why Endangered?
Vulnerable to Vulnerable to disturbance.disturbance.
Cave Cave CommercializationCommercialization
Habitat Habitat Loss/DegradationLoss/Degradation
PesticidesPesticides
Copperbelly Water Snake- Copperbelly Water Snake- ThreatenedThreatened
HabitatHabitat Lowland swamps, Lowland swamps,
warm quiet waters.warm quiet waters. Why Threatened?Why Threatened?
Habitat Habitat Loss/DegradationLoss/Degradation
CollectionCollection PredationPredation
Eastern Massasauga- Eastern Massasauga- CandidateCandidate
HabitatHabitat Wet prairies, Wet prairies,
marshes, low areas marshes, low areas along lakes and along lakes and rivers.rivers.
Why a Candidate?Why a Candidate? Eradication out of Eradication out of
fear.fear. Habitat LossHabitat Loss
Mitchell’s Satyr-Mitchell’s Satyr-EndangeredEndangered HabitatHabitat
Fens, wetlands with Fens, wetlands with high carbonate high carbonate containing soils.containing soils.
Why Endangered?Why Endangered? Habitat Habitat
Loss/DegradationLoss/Degradation Pesticides and other Pesticides and other
pollutants.pollutants. Butterfly collectorsButterfly collectors
Federally Listed Species in Federally Listed Species in MichiganMichigan
MammalsMammals Grey WolfGrey Wolf Canada LynxCanada Lynx
BirdsBirds Bald EagleBald Eagle Kirtland’s WarblerKirtland’s Warbler Piping PloverPiping Plover
ReptilesReptiles Copperbelly WatersnakeCopperbelly Watersnake Eastern MassasaugaEastern Massasauga
InsectsInsects Hine’s Emerald Hine’s Emerald
DragonflyDragonfly Hungerford’s Crawling Hungerford’s Crawling
Water BeetleWater Beetle Karner Blue ButterflyKarner Blue Butterfly Mitchell’s SatyrMitchell’s Satyr
MusselsMussels ClubshellClubshell Northern RiffleshellNorthern Riffleshell Rayed BeanRayed Bean
Federally Listed Species in Federally Listed Species in MichiganMichigan
PlantsPlants American Hart’s Tongue FernAmerican Hart’s Tongue Fern Dwarf Lake IrisDwarf Lake Iris Eastern Prairie Fringed OrchidEastern Prairie Fringed Orchid Houghton’s GoldenrodHoughton’s Goldenrod Lakeside DaisyLakeside Daisy Michigan Monkey FlowerMichigan Monkey Flower Pitcher’s ThistlePitcher’s Thistle Small Whorled PogoniaSmall Whorled Pogonia
What are we doing to save these What are we doing to save these species?species?
RecoveryRecovery PriorityPriority OutlineOutline PlanPlan
Habitat RestorationHabitat Restoration Education/OutreachEducation/Outreach