Wolf photo by Gerald and Buff Corsi California Academy of Sciences
The following species have been identified by the USFWS to occur in the State of Washington. The WSDOT Environmental Services Office is dedicated to the protection of these species and their respective habitats.
Bradshaw's desert-parsley (Lomatium bradshawii) Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Columbian white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus)Gray wolf (Canis lupus) [Excluding Northern Rocky Mtn gray wolf DPS]Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochleys coriacea) Marsh sandwort (Arenaria paludicola ) Pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis ) Short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus ) Showy stickseed (Hackelia venusta ) Wenatchee Mountains checkermallow (Sidalcea oregana var. calva ) Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou )
Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) [Columbia River D.P.S.]Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) [Coastal-Puget Sound D.P.S.]Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)Golden paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos/horribilis)Kincaid's lupine (Lupinus sulphureus var. kincaidii)Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)Marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus marmoratus)Nelson's checkermallow (Sidalcea nelsoniana)Northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina)Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)Oregon silverspot butterfly (Speyeria zerene hippolyta)Spalding’s catchfly (Silene spaldingii)Ute ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis)Water howellia (Howellia aquatilis) Western snowy plover (Charadrius alexanfrinus nivosus)
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) (proposed under the ESA "similarity of appearance provision, section 4(e))
Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris)Fisher West Coast DPS (Martes pennanti )Greater sage grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus phaios)Mardon Skipper (Polites mardon)Northern Wormwood (Artemisia campestris var. wormskioldii)Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa)Streaked horned lark (Eremophila alpestris strigata)Umtanum desert buckwheat (Eriogonum codium)Washington ground squirrel (Spermophilus washingtoni)Western (Mazama) Pocket Gopher (Thomomys mazama, all subspecies) White Bluffs Bladderpod (Physaria tuplashensis)Taylor's Checkerspot butterfly (Euphydrya editha taylori)Yellow Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
Federal Species of Concern
Canada lynx Columbia River DPS bull troutCostal/Puget Sound DPS bull troutKincaid's lupine Marbled MurreletNorthern Spotted OwlWenatchee Mountain CheckermallowWestern Snowy Plover
Canada Lynx Northern Spotted Owl