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Endangered Species in Buffalo County
South Dakota · species whose current range includes this county
- Listed species
- 5
- Endangered
- 3
- Threatened
- 2
Species are listed under the Endangered Species Act as endangered or threatened, with the counties where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service records their current range. A county listing means the species is known or believed to occur there, not that it lives at any particular property. Some species protected only by NOAA Fisheries may not be listed. For a project site, use the Fish and Wildlife Service IPaC tool for an official species list.
Birds (3)
- Piping PloverCharadrius melodus[Atlantic Coast and Northern Great Plains populations] - Wherever found, except those areas where listed as endangered.ThreatenedListed 12/11/1985
- Whooping craneGrus americanaWherever found, except where listed as an experimental populationEndangeredListed 03/11/1967
- rufa red knotCalidris canutus rufaThreatenedListed 01/12/2015
Mammals (2)
- Black-footed ferretMustela nigripesWherever found, except where listed as an experimental populationEndangeredListed 03/11/1967
- Northern Long-Eared BatMyotis septentrionalisEndangeredListed 05/04/2015
Environmental hazards in Buffalo County
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ECOS