As the state’s human population continues to grow, more fish and wildlife species have been put at risk by loss and fragmentation of critical habitat, disturbance and introduction of non-native species. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife oversees the listing and recovery of those species in danger of being lost in the state.
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| Species | Category | State status | Federal ESA status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) | Fish | Candidate | Threatened |
| Bull trout - Coastal Recovery Unit (Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 ) | Fish | Candidate | Threatened |
| Bull trout - Mid-Columbia Recovery Unit (Salvelinus confluentus pop. 3) | Fish | Candidate | Threatened |
| Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) | Mammals | Endangered | Threatened |
| Chinook salmon (Lower Columbia River ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 1) | Fish | Threatened | |
| Chinook salmon (Puget Sound ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 15) | Fish | Threatened | |
| Chinook Salmon (Snake River Fall ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2) | Fish | Threatened | |
| Chinook salmon (Snake River Spring/Summer ESU) (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8) | Fish | Threatened | |
| Chum salmon (Columbia River ESU) (Oncorhynchus keta pop. 3) | Fish | Threatened | |
| Chum salmon (Hood Canal Summer ESU) (Oncorhynchus keta pop. 2) | Fish | Threatened | |
| Coho salmon (Lower Columbia River ESU) (Oncorhynchus kisutch pop. 1) | Fish | Threatened | |
| Columbian white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus) | Mammals | Threatened | Threatened |
| Eulachon smelt (Southern DPS) (Thaleichthys pacificus) | Fish | Threatened | |
| Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) | Reptiles | Threatened | Threatened |
| Green Sturgeon (Southern DPS) (Acipenser medirostris) | Fish | Threatened | |
| Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) | Mammals | Endangered | Threatened |
| Marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) | Birds | Endangered | Threatened |
| Northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) | Birds | Endangered | Threatened |
| Olympia pocket gopher - Mazama species (Thomomys mazama pugetensis) | Mammals | Threatened | Threatened |
| Oregon silverspot butterfly (Argynnis zerene hippolyta) | Butterflies and moths | Endangered | Threatened |
| Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) | Amphibians | Endangered | Threatened |
| Roy Prairie pocket gopher - Mazama species (Thomomys mazama glacialis) | Mammals | Threatened | Threatened |
| Sockeye salmon (Ozette Lake ESU) (Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 2) | Fish | Threatened | |
| Steelhead (Lower Columbia River DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 14) | Fish | Candidate | Threatened |
| Steelhead (Middle Columbia River DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 17) | Fish | Candidate | Threatened |