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The species data on this page is taken from the Minnesota DNR, which also uses several labels to indicate a fish's status within Minnesota waters. An endangered fish species is near extinction in Minnesota, a threatened species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future, and a special concern species is either extremely ...
The common loon is the state bird of Minnesota. This list of birds of Minnesota includes species documented in the U.S. state of Minnesota and accepted by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (MOURC). As of October 2020, there are 446 species included in the official list.
In 1985, the NC General Assembly established the Yadkin River State Trail as a paddle trail which follows the river for 163 miles (262 km). [6] The paddle trail is a part of the North Carolina State Trails System, which is a section of the NC Division of Parks and Recreation . [ 7 ]
Over 250 bird species have been observed in the refuge. The site represents an important migration stopover at the edge of the Mississippi and Central flyways. Audubon Minnesota includes the refuge in its Lac qui Parle-Big Stone Important Bird Area (IBA). [3] In the spring, upwards of 75,000 ducks and 84,000 geese have been counted.
The Minnesota DNR Division of Ecological Services received a State Wildlife Grant to conduct surveys for rare fish species in the Mississippi River from the Twin Cities to the Iowa border. These surveys were conducted from 2006 to 2008, and while the skipjack shad was a targeted species, none were found. [ 14 ]
Their goal: to catch rough fish — the rarely talked-about species with oddly shaped heads, long noses and horse-like lips. Rough fish, which include 23 native species, have been largely ...
There are various plant species found throughout the Whitefish Chain. Some of the unique plants to the Chain include Flat-leaved bladderwort, Lesser bladderwort, Humped bladderwort, Water bulrush, Creeping spearwort, Wild calla, Cottongrass sedge, and Bog rosemary. There are also several species of birds, frogs, fish, and other vertebrates. [1]
The main predators of the sculpin are different species of game fish, such as brook trout, brown trout, northern pike, and smallmouth bass. All sculpin species are expected to coexist with species from the family Salmonidae. [11] Its main competitors are other small bottom dwelling fish, especially other sculpin species. [6]