Threatened and Endangered Species

Keep a close eye out for these species of special concern in our state!

Learn more about the Blanchard's Cricket Frog.

Wisconsin Status: ThreatenedFederal Status: Threatened

Massasaugas are one of Wisconsin's most endangered reptiles.

This gartersnake resembles other gartersnakes at first glance.

Other names for this bird include pinneated grouse, prairie hen, and old yellowlegs.

Wisconsin Status: EndangeredFederal Status: Endangered

Beauty and grace best describe this federally endangered species.

The ornate box turtle is an endangered species in Wisconsin.

Faster Than A Speeding Bullet?

The pine marten is nocturnal and we don't know much about them.

Before wet meadows and moist prairies were drained and tilled for agriculture, the prairie white-fringed orchid was more common.

This beautiful snake calls water home.

The name for this lizard is appropriate. When it's caught sometimes its tail breaks into many pieces like glass.

There are less than a half dozen records of this endangered snake being seen in Wisconsin.

2006 marked the first year that whooping cranes hatched in the wild in the Midwest in over 100 years!