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Mammals, Michigan Department of Natural Resources State of Michigan - Crayfish Species Checklist , James W. Fetzner Jr., Section of Invertebrate Zoology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, 28 January 2008
Most reptiles in Michigan are protected by state law, but many are still at risk due to human encroachment on their habitats, the draining of wetlands and, in the case of snakes, indiscriminate killing by fearful humans. [3] [4] In 1995, the painted turtle was named as Michigan's state reptile. [5]
The Seney National Wildlife Refuge is a managed wetland in Schoolcraft County in the U.S. state of Michigan.It has an area of 95,212 acres (385 km 2).It is bordered by M-28 and M-77.
There are no amphibians native to Michigan that are included in the federal Endangered Species Act. [4] Of the over 3400 species of frog and toad worldwide, the majority live in the tropics. However, Michigan's species live where it is often cold, necessitating adaptions to freezing weather due to their ectothermic (cold-blooded
The Arctic grayling, a species now extinct in Michigan. There are 35 species and subspecies of threatened fish in Michigan. Of these, eight are species of special concern, nine are threatened and another nine are listed as endangered. An additional nine species that previously had populations in Michigan are now considered extinct in that state.
Recent settlement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives hope that Kirtland's snakes and the wetlands where they live get more protection. ... in Indiana and Michigan and state-threatened ...
The Maple River State Game Area has a diverse environment consisting of old forests, wetlands, and grasslands centered along the Maple River.The game area is noted for its large bird populations, as well as an abundance of rabbits, turtles, deer, possums, coyotes, turkeys, snakes, and numerous rodents, such as muskrats, porcupines, squirrels, chipmunks, and beavers.
Just north of the city, the Kalamazoo Nature Center provides a good place for all those artists to get out of the studio and into nature, complete with a 1,100-acre forest and wetlands area ...