Species in Need of Conservation

Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategies (CWCS) / State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAP) developed by each state compiled lists of species considered to be of Greatest Conservation Need (GCN). Not surprisingly, many of the GCN species are concerns across multiple states. In selecting GCN species to highlight, SAIN considered the broader conservation needs of the Southeastern U.S. states of Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. The following species are listed as in greatest conservation need by at least one of these Southeastern states.


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Species Profiles
Southeastern Mammal Species in Greatest Need of Conservation
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Blarina carolinensis (Sherman's Short-tailed Shrew)
Canis lupus (Gray Wolf)
Cervus elaphus (Elk)
Clethrionomys gapperi (Carolina Red-backed Vole)
Condylura cristata (Star-nosed Mole)
Cryptotis parva (Least Shrew)
Eptesicus fuscus (Big Brown Bat)
Erethizon dorsatum (North American Porcupine)
Eubalaena glacialis (North Atlantic Right Whale)
Geomys pinetis (Southeastern Pocket Gopher)
Glaucomys sabrinus (Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel)
Kogia breviceps (Pygmy Sperm Whale)
Kogia sima (Dwarf Sperm Whale)
Lasionycteris noctivagans (Silver-Haired Bat)
Lasiurus borealis (Eastern Red Bat)
Lasiurus cinereus (Hoary Bat)
Lasiurus intermedius (Northern Yellow Bat)
Lasiurus seminolus (Seminole Bat)
Lepus americanus (Snowshoe Hare)
Martes pennanti (Fisher)
Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale)
Mephitis mephitis (Striped Skunk)
Microtus chrotorrhinus (Southern Rock Vole)
Microtus pennsylvanicus (Meadow Vole)
Molossus molossus (Pallas' Mastiff Bat)
Mustela frenata (Long-Tailed Weasel)
Mustela nivalis (Least Weasel)
Myotis austroriparius (Southeastern Bat)
Myotis grisescens (Gray Bat)
Myotis leibii (Eastern Small-footed Bat)
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