List of Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Fish and Wildlife Species of New York State

Starting in 2024, the DEC began the process of proposing updates to the New York State List of Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Fish & Wildlife Species. This process will be done incrementally by species group. Subsequent rules will be proposed to evaluate and address changes to listed invertebrates, marine species, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds.

Endangered

Those endangered species which meet one or both of the criteria specified in section 182.2(e) of 6NYCRR Part 182, and which are found, have been found, or may be expected to be found in New York State include:

Threatened

Those threatened species which meet one or both of the criteria specified in section 182.2(z) of 6NYCRR Part 182, and which are found, have been found, or may be expected to be found in New York State include:

Special Concern

The following are designated as species of special concern as defined in Section 182.2(v) of 6NYCRR Part 182. Species of special concern warrant attention and consideration but current information, collected by the department, does not justify listing these species as either endangered or threatened.

High Priority Species of Greatest Conservation Need

Not Currently Endangered, Threatened, or Special Concern

¹Currently listed as "endangered" by the U. S. Department of the Interior.

²Currently listed as "threatened" by the U. S. Department of the Interior.

³Species is extirpated from New York State.

⁴Piping Plover is listed as federally endangered in the Great Lakes Region, and as federally threatened in the Atlantic Coastal Region.

Definitions

Extinct - Species is no longer living or existing.

Extirpated - Species is not extinct, but no longer occurring in a wild state within New York, or no longer exhibiting patterns of use traditional for that species in New York (e.g. historical breeders no longer breeding here).

Endangered - Any native species in imminent danger of extirpation or extinction in New York State.

Threatened - Any native species likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future in New York State.

Special Concern - Any native species for which a welfare concern or risk of endangerment has been documented in New York State.

Authority

Environmental Conservation Law of New York, Section 11-0535 and 6 NYCRR (New York Code of Rules and Regulations) Part 182 - effective (last promulgated in state regulation) April 9, 2025.