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The Florida black wolf (Canis rufus floridanus) (Maine to Florida) has been extinct since 1908 and the Mississippi Valley red wolf (Canis rufus gregoryi) (south-central United States) [1] was declared extinct by 1980. By the 1970s, the Texas red wolf (Canis rufus rufus) existed only in the coastal prairies and marshes of extreme southeastern ...
Gopher tortoise. The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is seen as a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide shelter for at least 360 other animal species.
In the Piney Woods in the Ark-La-Tex-region, mammals such as the North American cougar, gray fox, feral hogs , and snakes such as the western cottonmouth, the western worm snake, the Louisiana pine snake, as well as other animals are common. [4] Louisiana's largest forest, the Kisatchie National Forest in the forested hills of Central Louisiana ...
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey that includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. They have very large, hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus. Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus.
Frog, in Cary, North Carolina. Frogs are common in the marshy and wet regions of the Piedmont. The frog pictured at left is a Cope's gray treefrog (Hyla chrysocelis) or gray treefrog (H. versicolor). These two species cannot be differentiated except by their call or genetic analysis. However, H. versicolor is rare in the state and likely to not ...
Brevard (/ b r ə ˈ v ɑːr d / brə-VARD) is a city and the county seat of Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 7,609 as of the 2010 census. [ 5 ] Brevard is located at the entrance to Pisgah National Forest and has become a noted tourism, retirement and cultural center in western North Carolina.
This is a list of all wild mammal species currently found in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Louisiana has a total of 70 mammal species within its borders. [1] This article presents the common and scientific names for the species, and extra information.
Audubon Zoo is an American zoo located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is part of the Audubon Nature Institute which also manages Audubon Aquarium, Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, Freeport-McMoran Species Survival Center, Audubon Park, and Audubon Coastal Wildlife Network. It covers 58 acres (23 ha) and is home to over 2,000 animals.