ML070170243
| ML070170243 | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 04/23/2005 |
| From: | State of VT, Dept of Fish and Wildlife |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML070170243 (2) | |
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ENDANGERED AND THREATENED ANIMALS OF VERMONT Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife Nongame and Natural Heritage Program April 23, 2005 The following species are protected by the Vermont Endangered Species Law (10 V.S.A.
Chap. 123). This list is arranged major group.
Common Scientific State Federal Name Name Status Status MAMMALS Eastern mountain lion Felis concolor couguar E
LE Lynx Lynx canadensis E
LT Marten Martes americana E
Small-footed bat Myotis leibii T
Indiana bat Myotis sodalis E
LE BIRDS Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus E
LT Spruce grouse Falcipennis canadensis E
Upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda E
Common tern Sterna hirundo E
Black tern Chlidonias niger E
Sedge wren Cistothorus platensis E
Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus E
Henslow's sparrow Ammodramus henslowii E
Grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum T
AMPHIBIANS Western (Striped) chorus frog Pseudacris triseriata E
REPTILES Spiny softshell (turtle)
Apalone spinifera T
Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata E
Eastern racer Coluber constrictor T
Eastern ratsnake Elaphe obsoleta (E. alleghaniensis)
T Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus E
Five-lined skink Eumeces fasciatus E
FISH Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens E
Eastern sand darter Ammocrypta pellucida T
Channel darter Percina copelandi E
Northern brook lamprey Ichthyomyzon fossor E
Common Scientific State Federal Name Name Status Status American brook lamprey Lampetra appendix T
Stonecat Noturus flavus E
AMPHIPODS Taconic cave amphipod Stygobromus borealis E
INSECTS Beach-dune tiger beetle Cicindela hirticollis T
Cobblestone tiger beetle Cicindela marginipennis T
Puritan tiger beetle Cicindela puritana T
LT MOLLUSCS Dwarf wedgemussel Alasmidonta heterodon E
LE Brook floater Alasmidonta varicosa T
Cylindrical papershell Anodontoides ferussacianus E
Pocketbook Lampsilis ovata E
Fluted-shell Lasmigona costata E
Fragile papershell Leptodea fragilis E
Black sandshell Ligumia recta E
Eastern (pearlshell) pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera T
Pink heelsplitter Potamilus alatus E
Giant floater Pyganodon grandis T
State Status As per the Vermont Endangered Species Law (10 V.S.A. Chap. 123)
E: Endangered: in immediate danger of becoming extirpated in the state T: Threatened: with high possibility of becoming endangered in the near future There are 28 state endangered and 13 state threatened animals in Vermont.
Federal Status As per the Federal Endangered Species Act (P.L.93-205)
LE: Listed endangered LT: Listed threatened For further information on the Vermont Endangered Species Law or endangered and threatened plants and animals in Vermont, contact the Nongame and Natural Heritage Program, Vermont Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 103 South Main St. Waterbury, VT 05671-0501. (802) 241-3700.
Also available from the Nongame and Natural Heritage Program is a list of rare and uncommon animals of Vermont. This list includes both species protected by the Vermont Endangered Species Law and those rare in the state, but not afforded such protection. Also see the link to our program in our Departments web page: http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/