Chapter 4: Wildlife Conservation and Management
Rare, Threatened, or Endangered Species

Some species are protected from hunting because their numbers are small and they produce no surplus to harvest.

Animals that are labeled "rare," "threatened," or "endangered" are all fully protected by law.

Great Egret	Indiana Bat
American Bald Eagle	Wood Rat
Osprey

Photo Credits: Great Egret and Osprey (Pennsylvania Game Commission), Wood Rat and Indiana Bat (Cal Butchkoski), Bald Eagle (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

Pennsylvania Threatened and Endangered Species

Birds

Endangered

American Bittern
Black Tern
Black-Crowned Night Heron
Common Tern
Great Egret
King Rail
Least Bittern
Loggerhead Shrike
Peregrine Falcon
Short-Eared Owl
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron

Threatened

Bald Eagle
Dickcissel
Osprey
Sedge Wren
Upland Sandpiper
Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher

Mammals

Endangered

Delmarva Fox Squirrel
Indiana Bat
Least Shrew

Threatened

Eastern Wood Rat
Small-Footed Myotis
West Virginia Shrew

As a responsible hunter, you should educate yourself about wildlife prior to your hunt. The ability to identify species accurately will make you a better hunter and will increase the enjoyment of your hunting experience.

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