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Endangered & Threatened Species of WNY

WNY Endangered Species

Animal
Common Name
Scientific Name
NYS List
Reptile Bog Turtle Clemmys muhlenbergii Endangered
Reptile Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus Endangered
Reptile Queen Snake Regina septemvittata Endangered
Reptile Blanding's Turtle Emydoidea blandingii Threatened
Reptile Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus Threatened
Bird Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Endangered
Bird Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Endangered
Bird Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Endangered
Bird Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Endangered
Bird Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Endangered
Bird Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Endangered
Bird Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Threatened
Bird Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Threatened
Bird Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Threatened
Bird Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Threatened
Bird King Rail Rallus elegans Threatened
Bird Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Threatened
Bird Common Tern Sterna hirundo Threatened
Bird Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis Threatened
Bird Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Threatened
Mammal Grey Wolf Canis lupus Extirpated
Mammal Eastern Cougar Felis concolor cougar Extirpated
Mammal Indiana Bat Myotis sodalis Endangered




















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Recycling for a better Earth
Western New York covering DEC regions 7, 8, & 9
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Steve Irwin 1962-2006

One of the greatest leaders in wildlife education will always be remembered as "The Crocodile Hunter"   His passion for nature and life-long mission to save wildlife will not be forgotten.