Protected wildlife are designated into three subcategories: Threatened, sensitive, and other.

(1) Threatened species are any wildlife species native to the state of Washington that are likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout a significant portion of their range within the state without cooperative management or removal of threats. Protected wildlife designated as threatened include:

Common Name	Scientific Name
western gray squirrel	Sciurus griseus
sea otter	Enhydra lutris
green sea turtle	Chelonia mydas
Mazama pocket gopher	Thomomys mazama
((American white pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos))
Columbian white-tailed deer	Odocoileus virginianus leucurus

(2) Sensitive species are any wildlife species native to the state of Washington that are vulnerable or declining and are likely to become endangered or threatened in a significant portion of their range within the state without cooperative management or removal of threats. Protected wildlife designated as sensitive include:

Common Name	Scientific Name
American white pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Gray whale	Eschrichtius robustus
Common Loon	Gavia immer
Larch Mountain salamander	Plethodon larselli
Pygmy whitefish	Prosopium coulteri
Margined sculpin	Cottus marginatus
Olympic mudminnow	Novumbra hubbsi

(3) Other protected wildlife include:

Common Name	Scientific Name
cony or pika	Ochotona princeps
least chipmunk	Tamias minimus
yellow-pine chipmunk	Tamias amoenus
Townsend's chipmunk	Tamias townsendii
red-tailed chipmunk	Tamias ruficaudus
hoary marmot	Marmota caligata
Olympic marmot	Marmota olympus
Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel	Callospermophilus saturatus
golden-mantled ground squirrel	Callospermophilus lateralis
Washington ground squirrel	Urocitellus washingtoni
red squirrel	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Douglas squirrel	Tamiasciurus douglasii
northern flying squirrel	Glaucomys sabrinus
Humboldt's flying squirrel	Glaucomys oregonensis
wolverine	Gulo gulo
painted turtle	Chrysemys picta
California mountain kingsnake	Lampropeltis zonata

All birds not classified as game birds, predatory birds or endangered species, or designated as threatened species or sensitive species; all bats, except when found in or immediately adjacent to a dwelling or other occupied building; mammals of the order Cetacea, including whales, porpoises, and mammals of the order Pinnipedia not otherwise classified as endangered species, or designated as threatened species or sensitive species. This section shall not apply to hair seals and sea lions which are threatening to damage or are damaging commercial fishing gear being utilized in a lawful manner or when said mammals are damaging or threatening to damage commercial fish being lawfully taken with commercial gear.