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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is responsible for the protection and restoration of plants and animals that are in danger of extinction. The Service identifies species that are endangered or threatened and works with other scientists to develop recovery plans. Recovery plans identify actions needed to conserve listed species and increase their numbers. Safe Harbor and Habitat Conservation Plans are two programs designed to assist with recovery of threatened or endangered species. Candidate species are species for which the Service has information to support a threatened or endangered status, but although warranted for listing, are precluded by higher priority species.  Candidate Conservation Plans are designed to assist with recovery of candidate species. The Service also consults with other federal agencies and provides environmental recommendations on the effects of proposed federal projects.

To find out which species are listed in each county, click on the county in this map.

To download a species list (endangered, threatened and candidate) showing all the counties in which each species occurs in, click here (October 4, 2012 South Dakota Species List by County ) PDF

Click here to find out who to contact in our office for a particular species. Please note, these people may not be "experts" but will try to help you with your questions.

 

South Dakota Species Information

Llisted Species Information:	Candidate Species Information:
Black-footed Ferret(6 KB) Endangered, Experimental Mustela nigripes	Greater Sage Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus
Gray Wolf(11 KB) Endangered Canis lupus	Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii
Piping Plover(10 KB) Threatened Charadrius melodus	Dakota Skipper (9 KB) Hesperia dacotae
Interior Least Tern(9 KB) Endangered Sterna antillarum athalassos	Poweshiek Skipperling Oarisma poweshiek
Whooping Crane(9 KB) Endangered Grus americana	Non-listed Species Information:
Eskimo Curlew Endangered Numenius borealis	Black-tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys ludovicianus
Pallid Sturgeon (8 KB) Endangered Scaphirhynchus albus	Swift Fox Vulpes velox
Topeka Shiner(5 KB) Endangered Notropis topeka	Bald Eagle (8 KB) Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Western Prairie Fringed Orchid (10 KB) Threatened Platanthera praeclara	Mountain Plover  (8 KB) Charadrius montanus
American Burying Beetle(11 KB) Endangered Nicrophorus americanus	Black Hills American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
Scaleshell Mussel  * (pdf format 54 KB)Endangered Leptodea leptodon	Black Hills Mountainsnail Oreohelix cooperi
Higgins Eye Pearlymussel  * (pdf format 101 KB) Endangered Lampsilis higginsii

*  Shells of these species have been found, but no populations have been located.

Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) have been listed as threatened due to similarity of appearance to the endangered pallid sturgeon. This rule extends take prohibitions to shovelnose sturgeon, shovelnose-pallid sturgeon hybrids, and their roe when associated with a commercial fishing activity in areas where pallid sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon commonly coexist. This designation of similarity of appearance does not extend any other protections of the Act, such as the requirements to designate critical habitat, the recovery planning provisions or consultation requirements for Federal agencies under section 7.

 

Last updated: October 30, 2012

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