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The Crayfish of Nebraska

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88 well-established here, they must have been introduced several years earlier. The source was probably a bait dump. CONSERVATION STATUS (NatureServe) Global rank: G5 US Fish and Wildlife Service: N5 Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada: NNA State Designations: CT (SNA), IL (SNA) IA (SNA), KY (SU), ME (SNA), MD (SNA), MA (SNA), MI (S2), MN (SNA), NH (SNA), NJ (SNA), NM (SNA), NY (SNA), NC (SNA), OH (S5), PA (SNA), TN (S5), VT (SNA), VA (SNA), WV (SNA), WI (S5) Province Designations: Manitoba (SNA), Ontario (SNA), Quebec (SNA) CONSERVATION ISSUES The rusty crayfish has proven to be an aggressive invasive species where introduced outside of it's native range. It has recently been discovered in two lakes in Omaha; Benson Park Lagoon, a private housing development lake (Lakeside) and the Missouri River at Gavins Point Dam. These populations will be watched to see how they develop.

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