Wells Reserve, Maine

Endangered Species

The Wells Reserve contains three Registered Critical Areas designated by the state: the Wells Piping Plover Nesting Area, Wells Slender Blue Flag Area and the Laudholm Beach. Endangered or rare species found in the Wells Reserve include the Least Tern and the Piping Plover. Bald Eagles and Peregrine Falcons have also been sighted hunting in the Reserve's salt marshes and tidal flats. Both are federally recognized as endangered species. Two rare plant species, the Slender Blue Flag iris and Sassafras, have been sighted on the Reserve as well. Both species are at the northern range of their limit and are rare in this geographical region. Two varieties of Joe-Pye Weed have also been sighted on the Reserve, a plant species formerly thought to be extinct in Maine.

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