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The list of threatened fauna of Michigan includes almost 400 endangered, threatened and special concern species that are located in Michigan as a part of the fauna of the United States. [1] Endangered and threatened species in Michigan are protected through the Endangered Species Act of the State of Michigan , part of the 1994 Michigan Natural ...
“The Endangered Species Act is our best tool to address biodiversity loss in the United States,” Senate Environment and Public Works chairman Tom Carper said during a May floor debate over ...
Both are designated as imperiled under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. law intended to keep animal and plant types from dying out. Enacted in 1973, it protects 1,683 domestic species.
Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee may be classified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act after a recommendation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This social parasite is native to 15 ...
Two more species, the boreal chorus frog and lesser siren, are considered to be of special concern, although they are not protected under the act. [3] 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.
Prior to being delisted from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered mammals and birds in 2019, [52] [53] the Kirtland's warbler had been listed as "endangered" under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. [54] Since delisting, continued monitoring is being used to ensure that the species remains secure. [52]
Michigan removed wolves from the state's list of threatened and endangered species in 2009 having reached the recovery goal of 200 for five consecutive years in 2004. [1] In 2012, FWS issued a rule that classified and delisted a sub-species called the Western Great Lakes wolves under the federal Endangered Species Act. [14]
The majority of the species were considered endangered in the 1970s and 1980s when they “were in very low numbers or likely already extinct at the time of listing,” the release said.