Very High

Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need

Scientific Name Common Name Taxon Subtaxon Regional Responsibility RSGCN Status
Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile Turtles <25% RSGCN
Lepidochelys kempii Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Reptile Sea Turtles <25% RSGCN
Caretta caretta Loggerhead Sea Turtle Reptile Sea Turtles <25% RSGCN
Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle Reptile Sea Turtles <25% RSGCN
Venustaconcha trabalis Tennessee Bean Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% RSGCN
Epioblasma triquetra Snuffbox Mollusc Freshwater Bivalves <25% RSGCN
Charadrius melodus Piping Plover (Great Lakes pop.) Bird Shorebirds <25% RSGCN
Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler (Appalachian pop.) Bird Landbirds <25% RSGCN
Osmia illinoensis a mason bee Insect:Hymenoptera Solitary Bees <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA]
Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle Reptile Sea Turtles <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Bombus suckleyi Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee Insect:Hymenoptera Bumble Bees <25% Watchlist [Defer to WAFWA/Canada]