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Scope and Content Note

This series documents the history and development of the Endangered Species Unit. These files represent the extant unit subject files related to the Department of Environmental Conservation's centralized, statewide endangered species programs, largely spanning from inception in 1976 to the dismantlement of this unit in 2010.

Records include correspondence; emails; memorandums; articles/clippings; data and drafts of articles published in DEC publications and reports; pathology records; and photographs. Records contain information on efforts to restore the populations of endangered species in New York as well as enforce existing regulations. These records include but are not limited to information on Karner blue butterfly populations, the reintroduction of moose in New York, tiger salamander breeding projects, and bog turtle observations. There are also several boxes of pathology reports, mainly dealing with endangered bird species such as the osprey, bald eagle, and peregrine falcon. These pathology reports often consist of memorandums, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and specimen data sheets for deceased or injured birds. The specimen data sheets record date recovered in wild, location, condition of specimen, necropsy results, laboratory test results, and whether the bird was rehabilitated and released.