How to Report Rare, Threatened or Endangered Species

Do you know of natural habitat in South Dakota that supports rare, threatened or endangered species? Maybe you are aware of an exemplary natural area that may harbor rare species? If so, you should contact the South Dakota Natural Heritage Program. Click here to contact us by e-mail.

RARE SPECIES REPORT FORMS

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Documentation of any report of rare, threatened or endangered species is extremely important. The reporter should support the report with photographs, specimens (if specimens can be legally and ethically taken), written descriptions describing identification characteristics, or past experience with the species. Location, habitat, and any other pertinent biological information should also be recorded. Reports should be sent to staff of the South Dakota Natural Heritage Program. Sightings of migratory birds do not need to be reported with the exception of Whooping Cranes, Eskimo Curlews, and Mountain Plovers. Report wintering concentrations of Bald Eagles and large annual concentrations of migratory shorebirds. For other bird species tracked by the SD Natural Heritage Program, information on breeding birds should be reported.