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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) | Mammals | Candidate | |
| Hatch's click beetle (Eanus hatchii) | Other insects | Candidate | |
| Island marble (Euchloe ausonides insulanus) | Butterflies and moths | Candidate | Endangered |
| Johnson's hairstreak (Callophrys johnsoni) | Butterflies and moths | Candidate | |
| Juniper hairstreak (Columbia Basin segregate) (Callophrys gryneus) | Butterflies and moths | Candidate | |
| Keen's myotis (Myotis keenii) | Mammals | Candidate | |
| Lake chub (Couesius plumbeus) | Fish | Candidate | |
| Leopard dace (Rhinichthys falcatus) | Fish | Candidate | |
| Loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | Birds | Candidate | |
| Makah copper spp. (Tharsalea mariposa spp.) | Butterflies and moths | Candidate | |
| Mann's mollusk-eating ground beetle (Scaphinotus mannii) | Arthropods | Candidate | |
| Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) | Butterflies and moths | Candidate | Candidate |
| Mountain sucker (Catostomus platyrhynchus) | Fish | Candidate | |
| Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) | Birds | Candidate | |
| Northern sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus) | Reptiles | Candidate | |
| Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) | Mammals | Candidate | |
| Pacific clubtail (dragonfly) (Phanogomphus kurilis) | Arthropods | Candidate | |
| Poplar Oregonian (snail) (Cryptomastix populi) | Molluscs | Candidate | |
| Puget blue (Icaricia icarioides blackmorei) | Butterflies and moths | Candidate | |
| River lamprey (Lampetra ayresii) | Fish | Candidate | |
| Rocky Mountain tailed frog (Ascaphus montanus) | Amphibians | Candidate | |
| Sage thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) | Birds | Candidate | |
| Sagebrush sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis) | Birds | Candidate | |
| Sand-verbena moth (Copablepharon fuscum) | Butterflies and moths | Candidate | |
| Short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) | Birds | Candidate | Endangered |