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Endangered Species List
Arkansas currently lists 18 species that are being closely monitored to ensure they remain viable in our state. These animals include bats, birds, beetles and other species unique to Arkansas. Learn about these special creatures and how you may be able to help in building their populations back to a healthy level.
Management of Endangered Species on Private Lands
Several federal agencies have programs that specifically provide money for management of endangered species on private lands or have general wildlife habitat enhancement programs in which landowners willing to manage endangered species on their property are more likely to receive funding. Please contact the nearest Arkansas Game and Fish Commission regional office and ask for a Private Lands Biologist who will be able to provide more information on these programs.
White Nose Syndrome
Hibernating bats in the northeastern United States are dying in record numbers. This wildlife health crisis, white-nose syndrome, is named for the white fungus found on the muzzles and wings of affected bats. WNS was first documented at four sites in eastern New York in winter 2006. It has rapidly spread, and was confirmed in Tennessee and Missouri in 2009. WNS has not been found in Arkansas, yet.
Additional Resources
| | Endangered Plants | | | | NRCS Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) | | | | | | Related Resources | | | | The Nature Conservancy (conservation easements and land acquisition) | | | | | | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program | | | | |
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