At-risk species
At-risk species are plants or animals that have either been proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA); are candidates for listing; or are species that have been petitioned for listing. The category also includes species undergoing an agency discretionary review. By working with private landowners, states, tribes, other federal agencies and non-governmental organizations, the Service has been able to conserve dozens of at-risk species and preclude the need to list them under the ESA through proactive conservation efforts.
- South Carolina list of endangered, threatened, and at-risk species
- South Carolina at-risk species factsheet
- Southeast Region At-Risk Species Finder
Program contacts for at-risk species in South Carolina
Vacant, Fish and Wildlife Biologist
mark_caldwell@fws.gov, (843) 727-4707 ext. 215
Lead for golden-winged warbler, saltmarsh sparrow, and green salamander.
Christopher Hernandez, Fish and Wildlife Biologist
christopher_hernandez@fws.gov, (843) 727-4707 ext. 213
Lead for frosted elfin, monarch butterfly, Calvert’s emerald, Edmund’s snaketail, Margarita River cruiser (aka Mountain River skimmer), Septima’s clubtail, Smokies needlefly, and spotted turtle.
Melanie Olds, Fish and Wildlife Biologist
melanie_olds@fws.gov, (843) 727-4707 ext. 205
Lead for gopher frog, Little River crayfish (aka Broad River spiny crayfish), mimic crayfish, Newberry burrowing crayfish (aka Saluda crayfish), gopher tortoise, Carolina pygmy sunfish, robust redhorse, Florida pine snake, and eastern diamondback rattlesnake.
April Punsalan, Botanist
april_punsalan@fws.gov, (843) 727-4707 ext. 218
Lead for bog spicebush, Boykin’s lobelia, Carolina birds-in-a-nest, Carolina hemlock, ciliate-leaf tickseed, Georgia lead-plant, Godfrey’s stitchwort, Harper’s fimbristylis, mountain purple pitcher plant, Ocmulgee skullcap, purpledisk honeycombhead, Raven’s seedbox, ravine sedge (aka impressed nerve sedge), sun-facing coneflower, Venus flytrap, wireleaf dropseed, and yellow pond lily (aka Cape Fear spatterdock).
Morgan Wolf, Fish and Wildlife Biologist
morgan_wolf@fws.gov, (843) 727-4707 ext. 219
Lead for Chamberlain’s dwarf salamander, tri-colored bat, and little brown bat.
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