The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources proposed to remove 16 species and add eight species to the endangered list Nov. 17.
Some of the 16 were removed because they "responded well to protections" given to listed species while others were removed because the boundaries in which they existed were found to be mostly outside of state lines.
Three birds: the Black Tern, Kirtland's Warbler and the Upland Sandpiper and four invertebrates: beach-dune tiger beetle, the ottoe skipper, the Issid planthopper and the fawnsfoot mussel were recommended to be added to the list.
State officials began the review of roughly 3,000 species in January of 2010 and the Department of Natural Resources is now drafting administrative rules to make changes to the list.
"This is the most comprehensive review ever conducted by the department of the status of Wisconsin's plants and animals," said DNR Land Division Administrator Kurt Thiede.
