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Maine Endangered Species Program/Federal List

The following species, currently or historically occurring in Maine, are listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act:

S = State Endangered under the Maine Endangered Species Act
s = state threatened under the Maine Endangered Species Act
? = status uncertain in Maine

U.S. Endangered Species

Birds

Eskimo Curlew - Numenius borealis ?

Roseate Tern - Sterna dougallii S

Mammals

Eastern Cougar - Felis concolor couguar ?

Finback Whale - Balaenoptera physalus

Gray Wolf - Canis lupus ?

Humpback Whale - Megaptera novaeangliae

Northern Right Whale - Eubalaena glacialis

Sei Whale - Balaenoptera borealis

Sperm Whale - Physeter catodon

Reptiles and Amphibians

Atlantic Ridley - Lepidochelys kempi

Leatherback - Dermochelys coriacea

Fish

Atlantic Salmon - Salmo salar

Shortnose Sturgeon - Acipenser brevirostrum

Butterflies and Skippers

Karner Blue - Lycaeides melissa samuelis ?

Beetles

American Burying Beetle - Nicrophorus americanus ?

U.S. Threatened Species

Birds

Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus s

Piping Plover - Charadrius melodus S

Mammals

Canada Lynx - Lynx canadensis

Reptiles and Amphibians

Loggerhead - Caretta caretta