FEDERALLY ENDANGERED ANIMALS OF FLORIDA

Amphibians
Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander

Birds
Bachman's WoodWarbler
Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
Eskimo Curlew
Everglade Snail Kite
Florida Grasshopper Sparrow
Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Kirtland’s Wood Warbler
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
Whooping Crane
Wood Stork

Fish 
Okaloosa Darter
Shortnose Sturgeon
Smalltooth Sawfish

Insects
American Burying Beetle
Schaus’ Swallowtail Butterfly

Mammals
Anastasia Island Beach Mouse
Caribbean Monk Seal
Choctawhatchee Beach Mouse
Finback Whale
Florida Panther
Florida Salt Marsh Vole
Gray Bat
Gray Wolf
Humpback Whale
Indiana Bat
Key Deer
Key Largo Cotton Mouse
Key Largo Woodrat
Lower Keys Rabbit
North Atlantic Right Whale
Perdido Key Beach Mouse
Red Wolf
Rice Rat (Lower Keys population only)
Sei Whale
Sperm Whale
St. Andrew Beach Mouse
West Indian Manatee

Molluscs
Chipola Slabshell (mussel)
Fat Threeridge (mussel)
Florida Treesnail
Gulf Moccasinshell (mussel)
Ochlockonee Moccasinshell (mussel)
Oval Pigtoe (mussel)
Purple Bankclimber (mussel)
Shiny-rayed Pocketbook (mussel)

Reptiles
Green Sea Turtle
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle
Leatherback Sea Turtle


FEDERALLY THREATENED ANIMALS OF FLORIDA

Amphibians
Frosted Flatwoods Salamander

Birds
Audubon's Crested Caracara
Florida Scrub Jay
Piping Plover
Roseate Tern

Fish
Gulf Sturgeon

Mammals
Southeastern Beach Mouse

Corals
Elkhorn Coral
Staghorn Coral

Crustaceans
Squirrel Chimney Cave Shrimp

Molluscs
Chipola Slabshell (mussel)
Purple Bankclimber (mussel)
Stock Island Tree Snail

Reptiles
American Alligator
American Crocodile
Atlantic Salt Marsh Snake
Bluetail Mole Skink
Eastern Indigo Snake
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Sand Skink






STATE THREATENED ANIMALS OF FLORIDA

Amphibians
Florida Bog Frog
Georgia Blind Salamander
Gopher Frog
Pine Barrens Treefrog

Birds
Florida Sandhill Crane
Least Tern
Snowy Plover
Southeastern American Kestrel
White-crowned Pigeon

Corals
Pillar Coral

Fish
Blackmouth Shiner
Crystal Darter
Key Silverside

Insects
Miami Blue Butterfly

Mammals
Big Cypress Fox Squirrel
Everglades Mink
Florida Black Bear (Other than those found in Baker and Columbia Counties or in Apalachicola National Forest)
Florida Mastiff Bat

Reptiles
Alligator Snapping Turtle
American Alligator
Barbour's Map Turtle
Gopher Tortoise
Suwannee Cooter



ANIMALS/SPECIES OF SPECIAL CONCERN IN FLORIDA

Amphibians
Florida Bog Frog
Georgia Blind Salamander
Gopher Frog
Pine Barrens Treefrog

Birds
American Oystercatcher
Black Skimmer
Brown Pelican
Burrowing Owl
Limpkin
Little Blue Heron
Marion’s Marsh Wren
Osprey (Monroe County population)
Reddish Egret
Roseate Spoonbill
Scott’s Seaside Sparrow
Snowy Egret
Tricolored Heron
Wakulla Seaside Sparrow
White Ibis
Worthington’s Marsh Wren

Crustaceans
Black Creek Crayfish (Spotted royal crayfish)
Panama City Crayfish
Santa Fe Cave Crayfish

Fish
Atlantic Sturgeon
Bluenose Shiner
Harlequin Darter
Lake Eustis Pupfish
Rivulus
Saltmarsh Topminnow
Southern Tessellated Darter

Mammals
Eastern Chipmunk
Florida Mouse
Homosassa Shrew
Sanibel Island Rice Rat
Sherman's Fox Squirrel
Sherman’s Short-tailed Shrew

Mollusks
Florida Treesnail

Reptiles
Alligator Snapping Turtle 
Barbour's Map Turtle
Florida Keys Mole Skink
Florida Pine Snake
Red Rat Snake (Lower Keys population only)
Suwannee Cooter

Federally Endangered Florida Panther.

To see more Florida wildlife photos, please visit www.ImagesByDeidre.netRoseate Spoonbill, species of special concern in Florida.

To see more Florida wildlife photos, please visit www.ImagesByDeidre.netGray Wolves are a Federally Endangered species.

To see more Florida wildlife photos, please visit www.ImagesByDeidre.netThe Tricolored Heron is a species of special concern in Florida.

To see more Florida wildlife photos, please visit www.ImagesByDeidre.netThe Gopher Tortoise is a State Threatened species in Florida.

To see more Florida wildlife photos, please visit www.ImagesByDeidre.netThe Florida Sandhill Crane is State Threatened.

To see more Florida wildlife photos, please visit www.ImagesByDeidre.netThe American Alligator is Federally Threatened.

To see more Florida wildlife photos, please visit www.ImagesByDeidre.netWest Indian Manatees are Federally Endangered species.

To see more Florida wildlife photos, please visit www.ImagesByDeidre.net
Florida Conservation Links:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

FWC: Wildlife 2060-What's at stake for FL?

FWC: Florida's Wildlife Legacy Initiative

FWC: Wildlife & Climate Change

FWC: Coastal Wildlife Conservation Initiative

FWC: Florida Bird Conservation Initiative

Florida DEP: Caloosahatchee River Watershed

Florida DEP: Protect Our Water

Florida DEP: Be a Volunteer

South Florida Water Mgmt District

Florida Yards - FL Friendly Landscaping

Audubon of Florida

1000 Friends of Florida

The Great Florida Birding Trail

Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Coastal Wildlife Club, Inc.

Florida Shorebird Alliance - Suncoast


The federal agencies that share the authority to list species as endangered and threatened are the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA-NMFS) and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The NOAA-NMFS is responsible for listing most marine species. The federal list of animals and plants is administered by the USFWS, and this list is published in 50 CFR 17 (animals) and 50 CFR 23 (plants). Additional information regarding federal listings can be located at the following websites:
NOAA-NMFS - http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov and
USFWS - http://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html#Species.

Next meeting: Thursday, March 8th at 7:00pm