Northeast RSGCN 2023 Fact Sheet

The 13 Northeast states and the District of Columbia have collaborated to prioritize Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need (RSGCN) for shared conservation and management. This regional effort aims to maintain a non-regulatory list of RSGCN to provide focus, resources, and collaboration for the conservation of these species and their habitats of mutual conservation concern for current and future generations in the Northeast. The list includes 20 vertebrate and invertebrate taxa groups of Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) from State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs) in the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (NEAFWA) planning geography (Maine to Virginia, including the District of Columbia). The list promotes focused action on high-priority Northeast species by the Northeast Fish and Wildlife Diversity Technical Committee (NEFWDTC) in developing SWAPS and conservation planning and implementation by state fish and wildlife agencies and their partners. This fact sheet highlights how those species are selected, the taxonomic groups, habitats, threats, and conservation concern levels. Citation: Northeast Fish and Wildlife Diversity Technical Committee. 2024. Northeast RSGCN 2023 Fact Sheet. Prepared for the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies by the Northeast Fish and Wildlife Diversity Technical Committee, Technical Services. https://www.northeastwildlifediversity.org