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Animals and Insects in Kentucky

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KY-Wildlife.com is a blog about mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and insects found in Kentucky, USA. This site contains basic information about each animal along with beautiful original photography. Many photos are from the Little Wolf Nature Preserve, a private preserve in the Daniel Boone National Forest in southern Kentucky.

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Kentucky Has Diverse Wildlife

Posted by Timm On December - 30 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS Subscribe here

The state of Kentucky has rich and diverse wildlife.  There are over 240 known species of fish in Kentucky, over 360 species of birds, over 30 species of snakes, 33 species of amphibians, 15 species of turtles, 8 species of lizards, and hundreds of species of mammals.

Small Kentucky mammals include: the bat, beaver, coyote, fox, mink, muskrat, possum, rabbit, raccoon, skunk, squirrel and woodchuck.  Large mammals include black bear, deer, elk and a few wolves.  Kentucky has the largest free-range herd of elk east of the Rocky Mountains.

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