Kentucky’s Wildlife Action Plan: A conservation roadmap for Kentucky’s most vulnerable species

Presenter: Laura Burford, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

Developed with state conservation partners and approved by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Kentucky’s Wildlife Action Plan is an assessment of the state’s most at-risk species: including those currently threatened or endangered, those rare or in decline, and endemics for which Kentucky has high conservation responsibility. Kentucky’s plan was revised in 2023 and describes the important habitats, key threats, needed conservation actions, and research and monitoring plans for 527 species of greatest conservation need including: freshwater mussels, fishes, crayfish, songbirds, reptiles, turtles, amphibians, mammals, insects, and plants.

Laura Burford is the Nongame Program Coordiantor with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.

This program is part of the Bluegrass Biodiversity Seminar Series, which offers free evening presentations on Kentucky’s natural history and biodiversity in the historic Trail’s End Lodge.

This event is generously sponsored by Vulcan Materials so that all attendees can join for free.