Federally Threatened and Endangered Mammals found in Georgia

Listed Mammals	Georgia Range	Habitat	Threats
Threatened Species - likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future - (no threated mammals in Georgia)
Endangered Species - A species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis	Coast MAP	Calve in shallow coastal waters from November to March (primarily January to March). Critical habitat designated from the shoreline out 5-15 nautical miles between approximately the mouth of the Altamaha River to Sebastian Inlet, Florida	Initial decreases probably due to overharvesting. Slow population growth after exploitation halted may be due to collisions/disturbance associated with boats and barges, inbreeding, inherently low reproductive rates, or a reduction in population below a critical size for successful reproduction.
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Coast MAP	Coastal waters during migration	Entanglement in commercial fishing gear and collisions/disturbance associated with boats and barges
Gray Bat Myotis grisescens	Northwest and west Georgia MAP	Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores	Human disturbance and vandalism in caves, pesticides, flooding of caves by impoundments, and loss of insect prey over streams degraded by siltation and pollution
Indiana Bat Myotis sodalis	Extreme northwest Georgia MAP	Hibernate in caves; maternity colonies of 25-100 females are found in riparian and upland woods within hollow trees or limbs, under the bark of dead trees (such as red oaks) or under the bark of live trees (such as shagbark hickory); forage in riparian, upland, and floodplain areas	Human disturbance and vandalism in caves, deforestation and stream channelization, natural hazards such as cave flooding or cave-ins, and possibly insecticide poisoning
West Indian Manatee   Trichechus manatus   2001 Recovery Plan	Coast MAP	Coastal waters, estuaries, and warm water outfalls	Initial decreases probably due to overharvesting for meat, oil and leather. Current mortality due to collisions with boats and barges and from canal lock operations. Declines also related to coastal development and loss of suitable habitat, particularly destruction of seagrass beds. 5 Year Review - 2007

Other listed species' recovery plans are available here.

Recovery Plans on these pages are available as .PDF files. PDF files can be downloaded and read using free Adobe Acrobat Reader

The list does not include the Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi) and eastern cougar (Felis concolor couguar), which probably have been extirpated from Georgia.

The sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) and fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) may be seen along the Georgia Coast during migration. The blue whale (Balaena musculus) and sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) live well offshore and normally are not seen in Georgia's coastal waters.

In addition, the state of Georgia has a list of 471 animal "species of concern".