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{{Short description|State Natural Area in Wisconsin}}
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| location        = [[Door County, Wisconsin|Door]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States]]
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'''Kangaroo Lake State Natural Area''' is a nature sanctuary in [[Door County, Wisconsin]], [[United States]], located on and around [[Kangaroo Lake (Wisconsin)|Kangaroo Lake]].<ref name="DNR">{{cite web|url=https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=335|title=Kangaroo Lake State Natural Area|access-date=2007-08-03|date=2007|publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources}}</ref> The land was designated a [[Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program|State Natural Area]] in 2002. Home to the endangered [[Hine's Emerald Dragonfly]], it has the largest breeding population of the dragonfly in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hines Dragonfly |publisher=Hinesdragonfly.org |url=http://www.hinesdragonfly.org/ |access-date=2007-08-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928222551/http://www.hinesdragonfly.org/ |archive-date=2007-09-28 }}</ref> The area also provides recreational activities for the public.<ref name="DNR"/>
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==Species==
{{stack|[[File:Aerial view of Kangaroo Lake (Wisconsin), 2020 cropped.png|thumb|right|upright|Aerial view of Kangaroo Lake]]}}
Many species of plants, mammals, birds, and fish inhabit Kangaroo Lake State Natural Area.

=== Plants and trees ===
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*[[White cedar]]
*[[Fraxinus nigra|Black ash]]
*[[Tamarack]]
*[[Balsam fir]]
*[[Speckled alder]]
*[[Willow]]
*[[Spiraea|Meadowsweet]]
*[[Canada yew]]
*[[Borage|Starflower]]
*[[Sugar maple]]
*[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]
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=== Birds and mammals ===
Sources:<ref name="DNR"/><ref>{{cite web | title=Kangaroo Lake| publisher=Nature.org | url=http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/wisconsin/preserves/art30.html | access-date=2007-08-03}}</ref>
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*[[Bald eagle]]
*[[Black tern]]
*[[Caspian tern]]
*[[White-tailed deer]]
*[[Canada goose]]
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=== Insects ===
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*[[Hine's Emerald Dragonfly]]
*[[Lycaenidae|copper butterfly]]
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=== Fish ===
Source:<ref>{{cite web | title=Fish of Kangaroo Lake | publisher=Lake-link | url=http://www.lake-link.com/lakes/lake.cfm?LakeID=1156 | access-date=2007-08-03}}</ref>
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*[[Bluegill]]
*[[Largemouth bass]]
*[[Northern pike]]
*[[Smallmouth bass]]
*[[Walleye]]
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==Gallery==
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|File:Rushes in Kangaroo Lake, Door County, Wisconsin.jpg|Rushes in the lake
|File:This Area Is A Preserve Of The Nature Conservancy sign, Kangaroo Lake, Door County, Wisconsin.jpg|Sign
|File:Canada violet Viola canadensis Kangaroo Lake Wisconsin.jpg|[[Viola canadensis|Canada violet]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=335 Kangaroo Lake State Natural Area]

{{Protected Areas of Wisconsin}}

[[Category:Protected areas established in 2002]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Door County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:State Natural Areas of Wisconsin]]
[[Category:2002 establishments in Wisconsin]]