Report Rare Species Forms

Thank you to those who submitted photos of rare species.  This is great.

This next step might be helpful to take.  If you find the time, please take a look at this information below found from the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.

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To report rare species, please fill out a Rare Animal or Rare Plant Observation Form and send to the address at the bottom of this post or there is an number to call them with questions and concerns.   Please include with your form(s) a copy of a USGS topographic map found below or here http://maps.massgis.state.ma.us/massgistopos  
(Click on map to enlarge, then right-click to download.

with the location of the observation marked as precisely as possible. Topographic maps can also be printed from the following website:  TopoZone (please select 1:24k/25k series)


Rare Animal and Rare Plant Observation Forms can be downloaded and printed in multiple formats:

1. PDF Files:
   To print PDF documents, you'll need a free pdf reader, such as Adobe's Acrobat Reader.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   • Rare Animal Observation Form  (47 kb)
   • Rare Plant Observation Form  (74 kb)
2. Electronic Forms:
   to fill out an electronic version of the Rare Animal and Rare Plant Observation Forms on your computer, click on the link below and start typing. Once the form is complete, print out and sign a copy and mail it to Natural Heritage as you would a regular form. Please do not send completed forms via e-mail.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   • Electronic Rare Animal Observation Form  (138 kb)
   • Electronic Rare Plant Observation Form  (325 kb)

Note: when filling out the above forms, use the Tab key to move between fields. Do not use the Enter key, as it will change the formatting of the form.


Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
1 Rabbit Hill Rd, Westborough, MA 01581
Tel: (508) 389-6300; Fax: (508) 389-7890

Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program Tel: (508) 389-6360; Fax: (508) 389-7891


(thank you to a friend for the link)