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.
A printable PDF version of the list (PDF) is also available.
More Information
| Species | Category | State status | Federal ESA status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelhead (Puget Sound DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 37) | Fish | Threatened | |
| Steelhead (Snake River DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13) | Fish | Candidate | Threatened |
| Steelhead (Upper Columbia River DPS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 12) | Fish | Candidate | Threatened |
| Streaked horned lark (Eremophila alpestris strigata) | Birds | Endangered | Threatened |
| Tenino pocket gopher - Mazama species (Thomomys mazama tumuli) | Mammals | Threatened | Threatened |
| Western snowy plover (Charadrius nivosus) | Birds | Endangered | Threatened |
| Wolverine (Gulo gulo luscus) | Mammals | Candidate | Threatened |
| Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | Birds | Endangered | Threatened |
| Yelloweye Rockfish (Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPS) (Sebastes ruberrimus) | Fish | Threatened | |
| Yelm pocket gopher - Mazama species (Thomomys mazama yelmensis) | Mammals | Threatened | Threatened |