purple cat's paw pearlymussel: photo by Tom Watters

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Red BulletGray Wolf Eastern Distinct Population Segment

Red BulletWhooping Crane Reintroduction Project- Fall Migration Underway

Red BulletHungerford's Crawling Water Beetle Draft Recovery Plan

Red BulletScaleshell Mussel Draft Recovery Plan

Red BulletTopeka Shiner Critical Habitat Designated

Red BulletHiggins' eye Pearlymussel Recovery Plan
Minnesota dwarf trout lily

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Species Lists and Information
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Red Bullet Species of Concern in Region 3
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Red BulletThreatened, Endangered, Proposed, and Candidate Species in Region 3
Red BulletState and County Distribution of Threatened, Endangered, Proposed and Candidate Species in Region 3
Red BulletExtinct Species in Region 3
Red BulletFact Sheets and Other Available ESA Information

Photo of Karner Blue Butterfly

Features
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Red BulletBald Eagle Red BulletCanada Lynx Red BulletCerulean Warbler
Red BulletDakota Skipper Red BulletFreshwater MusselsRed BulletGray Wolf
Red BulletHiggins' Eye PearlymusselRed BulletHungerford's Crawling Water Beetle
Red BulletIndiana Bat Red BulletKarner Blue Butterfly
Red BulletKirtland's WarblerRed BulletPiping Plover
Red BulletUpper Mississippi and Missouri River Species Red BulletWhooping Crane

For more information on rare and declining species and communities see NatureServe Explorer

Conservation International Press Release (Oct. 14, 2004): Amphibians in Dramatic Decline: Up to 122 Extinct Since 1980

The Endangered Species Act: Thirty Years on the Ark By Jeff Curtis and Bob Davison - An article about "...why the law was enacted, how the law works, and why it is important."

  

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