Hoosier National Forest is the home of 50 mammal species, 142 bird species, 36 reptile species, 28 amphibian species, 125 different types of fish and more animals are being discovered every year. The most common animals to see are the white-tailed deer, fox, woodchucks, opossum, rabbits, turkey, waterfowl and many birds. This is also the home for bald eagles, grey bats, Indiana brown bats, rough pigtoes and fan shell mussels which are all endangered species. Most of the trees in this forest are wallnut, oak, pine, ash and maple. Some are very ancient over 200-400 years old. Some of these trees are in danger due to the speard of Ash Borer disease. Ash borer is a beetle that bore holes in trees and hollows them out.
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