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The list of mammals of Kansas comprises 100 mammals recorded in the U.S. state of Kansas. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It includes both native and introduced species which can have a negative impact on the ecosystem but does not include domesticated animals. [ 3 ]
This is a list of the bird and mammal species and subspecies described as endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It contains species and subspecies not only in the U.S. and its territories, but also those only found in other parts of the world. It does not include endangered fish, amphibians, reptiles, plants, or invertebrates.
As of November 1, 2009, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service listed approximately 1,200 animals as endangered or threatened in North America.. Note: This list is intended only for species listed as endangered under the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, not species listed as endangered by other countries or agencies such as the ...
An IUCN Red List critically endangered (CR or sometimes CE) species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. [1] As of 2021, of the 120,372 species currently tracked by the IUCN, there are 8,404 species that are considered to be critically ...
1978 – Endangered Species Act Amendments; 1980 – Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Created the Superfund program. 1980 – Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act; 1980 – Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act; 1982 – Nuclear Waste Policy Act; 1982 – Endangered Species Act Amendments ...
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) may well be the most contentious of the federal environmental statutes. It certainly is the most controversial of the conservation laws outside the purview of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Yet, in congressional hearing after congressional hearing, one consensus rises above the rancor.
Here are the six other entries on the Most Endangered list in Kansas. ... • The former home of Dr. W.B. Jones in a remote area near Florence in Marion County in central Kansas. The abandoned ...
A map of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. KDOT map of Stafford County . Quivira National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1955 and in 1998 the refuge reached its present size of 22,135 acres (89.58 km 2). [3] The Refuge is bisected by Rattlesnake Creek from which it receives the main flow of water. [4]