Georgia Rare Species and Natural Community Information

Protected Species Lists

Species designated as protected by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. This has been updated to reflect status Feburary 2007.

New up-to-date detailed articles about many of these species are now available under Species Accounts for Protected Animals and Species Accounts for Rare Plants.

Althought somewhat out of date, detailed information for many of the above animals and plants can also be found in the DNR books, Protected Plants of Georgia (1995, text, maps, drawings) and  Protected Animals of Georgia (1999, text only).



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