An Illustrated Guide to Endangered or Threatened Species in Kansas : University Press of Kansas : 9780700607266 : 0700607269 : 30 Nov 1995 : Ranging from the unfamiliar to the famous?from the inconspicuous, plankton-sucking Elktoe Mussel to the majestic, soaring Bald Eagle?endangered or threatened plants and animals of Kansas continue to play a vital, although diminished, role in the state's ecology. Providing, for the first time, easily accessible information for the professional naturalist and amateur nature lover alike, this guide highlights the habits and habitats of sixty plants and animals currently listed as endangered or threatened in Kansas and protected by state or federal law. The authors illuminate not only the common bond of these species?their precarious status?but also their widely varying routines, idiosyncrasies, and circumstances. All known Lake Scott Riffle Beetles in the world, they show, spend their lives in one spring area of Western Kansas while the nomadic Whoo