Michigan’s WildlifeMichigan’s Wildlife

Melanie StoughtonMelanie StoughtonWater Quality TechnicianWater Quality Technician

St. Joseph Conservation DistrictSt. Joseph Conservation District

Partnership between:Partnership between:

WildlifeWildlife

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

Questions?Questions?