Featured Species

Species of Wyoming 

The Wyoming Ecological Services Field Office is responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing species listed under the Endangered Species Act, including plants, mammals, fish, and reptiles, as well as numerous other petitioned and conservation agreement species. Protection under the Endangered Species Act includes endangered (E), threatened (T), experimental populations (EXP), and candidate (C) species.

ESA Listed Species in Wyoming include:

Wildlife

Plants

Wyoming Species of Concern

In addition to addressing listed species, the Wyoming Ecological Services Field Office Species supports the development and implementation of State wildlife action plans. State wildlife action plans outline the steps that are needed to conserve wildlife and habitat before species become rarer and costlier to protect. Wyoming Ecological Services Field Office also encourages taking steps to protect and conserve species of concern for our office. We highlight these species for several reasons:

  • They are currently or have recently been under review to determine whether they may warrant listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
  • They were recently delisted and project planners may be unaware of what is needed to ensure the species continued recovery
  • They are protected under Federal laws and warrant additional attention in project planning
  • They are species that are considered likely to become candidates or proposed for listing in the near future and for which the Service has entered into conservation agreements
     

Effective planning now can help ensure the long-term conservation of these species and remove threats that may contribute to the future need for listing under the Endangered Species Act.

Wildlife

Plants

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