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The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, [1] an agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, is responsible for the conservation of wildlife resources and for boating projects in the state. A commissioner appointed by the Fish and Wildlife Commission heads the department.
In contrast to state reptiles, state birds have been more rapidly adopted, with the first state designating one in 1927 and the fiftieth in 1973. [78] As of January 2011, other types of animals more popular for state symbolization were mammals (46), [ 79 ] fish (45), [ 80 ] and insects (42). [ 81 ]
A state mammal is the official mammal of a U.S. state as designated by a state's legislature. The first column of the table is for those denoted as the state mammal, and the second shows the state marine mammals. Animals with more specific designations are also listed.
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The original seal also contained the future state motto. It served as the state's only emblem for over 130 years until the adoption of the state bird in 1926. Enacted by law in 2010, the newest symbols of Kentucky are the state insect, the honey bee, and the state sports car, the Chevrolet Corvette.
The northern cardinal is the state bird of Kentucky. This list of birds of Kentucky includes species documented in the U.S. state of Kentucky by the Kentucky Bird Records Committee (KBRC) of the Kentucky Ornithological Society through January 2023. [1] Another accidental species has been documented since that date. [2]
Council voted 7-0 to override the elimination of the Erie County Human Resources Commission. Council voted 6-1 to override a nearly $500,000 cut from the $999,996 general fund transfer to Pleasant ...
The program was formerly known as the "Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission", from 1976 until a reorganization in 2018. [3] As of July 1, 2018, Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves programs include: 19,217 acres owned by KNP in 41 State Nature Preserves; 6,245 acres owned by KNP in 6 State Natural Areas;