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Endangered Species Protection Board
The mission of the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board (ESPB/Board) is to protect those species of plants and animals native to Illinois which are in danger of being lost from the wild in Illinois.
The Board was created by the passage of the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act in 1972. The Board consists of nine members who are appointed by the Governor, and the Director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR/Department) as a non-voting member. By law, the members include at least six naturalists, including at least two zoologists, two ecologists, and one botanist.
NOTICE: The 203rd meeting of the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board will be held on:
August 23, 2024, beginning at 10:00 a.m. in the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' Director's Boardroom, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, IL 62702.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES INFO
2020 List of Endangered and Threatened Species in Illinois
List of Endangered and Threatened Species in Illinois by County
Changes made during the 2020 Revision of the Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Species
2015 List of Endangered and Threatened Species in Illinois