Protecting Wisconsin's rare animals | | Wisconsin DNR
WEBThe 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.
Protecting Wisconsin's rare plants | | Wisconsin DNR
WEBIt includes species legally designated as "endangered" or "threatened," as well as species in the advisory "special concern" category. Species become rare for a number of reasons, including habitat loss, habitat degradation, highly specialized habitat needs, disturbance sensitivity, genetic problems, exploitation, predation, competition and ...
Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) - Wisconsin
WEBEastern 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 …
WEBNotice: To apply for an Endangered and Threatened Species permit, you are required to provide all applicable information requested on this form pursuant to s. 29.604, Wis. Stats., and chapter NR 27, Wis. Admin. Code. Rare species data collected from permit holders and applicants may be added to the Wisconsin Natural Heritage Inventory database.
Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) - Wisconsin
WEBOrnate box turtles may be active from early-March through mid-November. They nest in early-June and young typically hatch in August or early-September, although some hatchlings emerge the following spring. See the species guidance document for avoidance measures and management guidance from the Natural Heritage Conservation Program. …
Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) - Wisconsin
WEBCounties with Mapped NHI Occurrences. Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta), a Threatened Species in Wisconsin, prefers rivers and streams with adjacent riparian wetlands and upland deciduous forests. 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 …
Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi) - Wisconsin
WEBBlanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi) 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 ...
Western Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis proximus) - Wisconsin
WEBWestern 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. They can be active from mid-March through mid-November, breed …
Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus) - Wisconsin
WEBCounties with Mapped NHI Occurrences. Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus), listed as Endangered in Wisconsin, prefers sandy oak savannas, sand prairies, old fields with sandy soils, and woodland edges around and within all of these habitats. Glass lizards overwinter in burrows they create by forcing their bodies through lose sandy soils.
Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) - Wisconsin
WEBNorthern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis), is listed as Federally Endangered and State Threatened. It is usually a dull or light brown color, with a gray underbelly. Habitat in the summer may include day roosts in tree hollows, crevices and under the bark of dead, dying, or live trees, in ...