Henslow's sparrow is an endangered species in Canada. Despite its wide breeding range in North America, the Henslow's sparrow is in steady decline because of the scarcity of undisturbed meadows, its nesting habitat.

Natural history: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fact sheet

Distribution and threats: See the National Audubon Society's page on the Henslow sparrow.

The Eastern fox snake, a species found only in the Great Lakes region, is threatened in Ontario, where it has most of its range. Though protected, it is in decline due to loss of its preferred habitat: oak savanna and tallgrass prairie.

A large, docile member of the constrictor family, it is often mistaken for a copperhead or rattlesnake.

Natural history: See the Rouge River Project's description of the fox snake.

The adult great spangled fritillary feeds on milkweed and other meadow flowers. The larva feeds on the leaves of violet species.

Natural history: Virtual West Virginia's fact sheet on the great spangled fritillary has photos of various life stages.

A former resident of pine and oak savanna in Ontario, the karner blue butterfly is now extirpated from Canada, and is rare throughout its American range. The larva's only natural food source is wild blue lupine, Lupinus perennis.

Natural history and conservation: See the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fact sheet on the karner blue.

Natural history: See Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Centre's information on the Coral Hairstreak.

See field notes at the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Centre, and additional photos of male and female specimens.

See field notes from Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center.

See field notes from the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center.

The American badger has two subspecies in Canada, both which are listed as endangered. Subspecies jacksoni is native to prairie habitats of Ontario.

Read natural history notes from Selected Wildlife of Southern Oregon.