Factsheets and News Releases on Threatened and Endangered Species

These factsheets and news releases have been formatted for dissemination on the Internet by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), SeaWorld/Busch Gardens (SW/BG), World Wildlife Fund, and EE-Link. (In parentheses after each entry find the initials of the original source). A few of these species are not currently on the FWS Threatened and Endangered list because of species recovery, or may be threatened in a limited area.

Mammals

• Bear, American Black(NC State, Extension Forestry)
• Bear, American Black (The Bear Den)
• Bear, American Association
• Bear, Brown/Grizzly (The Bear Den)
• Bear, Polar (The Bear Den)
• Buffalo, American
• Chimpanzee(SW/BG)
• Dolphin, Bottlenose(SW/BG)
• Elephant Information Page
• Ivory Haven, Laura the Elephant's House
• Ferret, Black-footed(NWRS)
• Gorillas(SW/BG)
• Lion, African(SW/BG)
• Manatee, West Indian (Florida) (NWRS--Species Recovery Plan)
• Manatees(SW/BG)
• Muskoxen
• Orangutan
• Otter, Sea (SW/BG)
• Panda, Giant Facts (WWF)
• Panda, Giant (The Bear Den)
• Rhinoceros Information (Black, White, Javan, Sumatran & Indian)
• Sea Lion, California (SW/BG)
• Sea Lion, Steller (NMFS)
• Seal, Caribbean Monk (NMFS)
• Seal, Guadalupe Fur (NMFS)
• Seal, Hawaiian Monk (NMFS)
• Shrew, Dismal Swamp(NWRS)
• Tiger Information Center & Tiger Watch
• Tiger, Bengal(SW/BG)
• The Tiger Foundation
• Walrus(SW/BG)
• Whales, Baleen(SW/BG)
• Whale, Blue (NMFS)
• Whale, Fin (NMFS)
• Whale, Fin (NMFS)
• Whale, Killer (SW/BG)
• Whale, Northern Right (NMFS)
• Whale, Sei (NMFS)
• Whale, Sperm (NMFS)
• Wolf Facts
• Wolf, Mexican*(NWRS)
• Wolf, Red*(NWRS) An update on reintroduction efforts at Alligator River NWR.
• Zebra, Grevy's(SW/BG)

*Additional information on wolves is available from the wolf study project

Birds

• Condor, California(Peregrine Fund)
• Crane, Whooping(FWS)
• Eagle, Bald(FWS)
• Eider, Stellers(NWRS)
• Falcon, Peregrine(FWS)
• Falcon, Arctic Peregrine
• Flycatcher, Southwestern Willow (NWRS)
• Owl, Northern Spotted (NWRS)
• Pygmy-owl, Cactus Ferruginous(NWRS)
• Pelican, Brown
• Penguins(SW/BG)
• Plover, Piping(FWS)
• Plover, Atlantic Coast Piping (NWRS)
• Plover, Western Snowy (NWRS)
• Tern, Interior Least(FWS)
• Woodpecker, Red-cockaded

See also: The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and The Raptor Center

Amphibians

• Frog, South American horned ornate(SW/BG)
• Salamander, Santa Cruz long-toed
• Toad, Wyoming

Reptiles

• Alligator, American(SW/BG)
• Snake, Lake Erie Water(FWS)
• Snake, Northern Copperbelly Water(FWS)
• Snake, Red Rat(SW/BG)
• Tortoise, Desert(NWRS)
• Turtle, Plymouth redbelly(NWRS)

Fish

• Minnow, Rio Grande Silvery (NWRS)
• Salmon, Pacific
• Salmon, Chinook (Sacramento River Winter-Run) (NMFS)
• Salmon, Chinook (Snake River Fall) (NMFS)
• Salmon, Chinook (Snake River Spring/Summer) (NMFS)
• Salmon, Sockeye (Snake River) (NMFS)
• Sharks (SW/BG)
• Sturgeon, Gulf (NMFS)
• Sturgeon, Kootenai River White (NWRS) Sturgeon, Shortnose (NMFS)
• Suckers, Klamath Basin (NWRS)

Mollusks

• Snail, Iowa Pleistocene(FWS)

Insects

• Butterfly, Karner Blue(FWS)
• Butterfly, Schaus'(NWRS)
• Dragonfly, Hine's Emerald(FWS)

Crustaceans

• Crayfish, no common name Cambarus aculabrum (NWRS)

Plants

• Aeschynomene virginia, Sensitive joint-vetch(NWRS)
• Eugenia Woodburyana(NWRS)
• Mariscus pennatiformis(NWRS)
• Monkshood, Northern(FWS)
• Sesbania tomentosa(NWRS)