Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following announcement on June 19.
Maryland is home to an over 90 species of mammals, 93 species and subspecies of reptiles and amphibians, over 400 species of birds and several hundred species of marine and freshwater fishes. An untold number of insect and other invertebrate species (crustaceans, spiders, mollusks, etc) also reside here. Of all of these thousands of creatures, over 300 are rare. Over 110 of these species are designated as Threatened or Endangered in Maryland and are afforded protection.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Maryland Department of Natural Resources
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