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ENDANGERED SPECIES IN MANTECA’S BACKYARD
Comeback of Aleutian crackling geese from 800 to more than 200,000 is biggest success story
aluetian cackling geese
US Fish & Wildlife Service photo by Peter Pearsall The Aleutian cackling geese is on the endangered species recovery list thanks to the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge south of Manteca.
Aleutian cackling geese. California Tiger salamander. Riparian brush rabbit. The valley elderberry longhorn beetle. Three of the four are — or once were — on the endangered species list. The California tiger salamander is on the threatened list.