Endangered Species on Private Lands

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Endangered Species on Private Lands

Here is a list of the threatened and endangered species that share habitat on private lands with the Florida panther. For more detailed descriptions of federally endangered species, click on the highlighted links.

Mammals

Florida panther, Felis concolor coryi (E1, E2)

Bobcat, Lynx rufus (CITES II)

Florida black bear, ursus americanus floridanus (T1)

Big Cypress fox squirrel, Sciurus niger avicennia (T1)

River otter, Lutra canadensis (CITES II)

Birds

Audubon's Crested Caracara, Polyborus plancus audubonii (T1, T2)
for information on the results of research on how land management practices on private lands in central Florida are compatible with this species' survival please click on: Crested Cracara Conservation Project.

Southeastern American kestrel, Falco sparverius (T1, CITES II)

Wood stork, Mycteria americana (E1, E2)

Snail kite, Rostrhamus socialbilisplumbeus (E1, E2)

Bald eagle, Haliaeetusleucocephalus (T1, T2)

Florida grasshopper sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum (E1, E2)

Little blue heron, Eqretta caerulea (SSC)

Limpkin, Aramus guarauna (SSC)

Northern harrier, Circus cyaneus (CITES II)

Arctic peregrine falcon, Falco peregrines tundra (E1)

Red-cockaded woodpecker, Picoides borealis (T1, E2)

Roseate spoonbill, Ajaja ajaja (SSC)

Florida sandhill crane, Grus canadensis (T1)

Snowy egret, Egretta thula (SSC)

Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor (SSC)

White ibis, Eudocimus albus (SSC)

Reptiles

American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis (SSC, T1)

Eastern indigo snake, Drymarchon corias couperi (T1, T2)

Federal and State designations of listed species in Florida:

E1 - State designated endangered species
E2 - Federally designated endangered species
T1- State designated threatened species
T2 - Federally designated threatened species
SSC State species of special concern

For more information, visit:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species Page. This site contains information and updates on USFWS programs, its Endangered Species Bulletin, the text of the Endangered Species Act, and extensive lists of endangered species with detailed information about the species' situation.

Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission "Wildlife Viewing by Species" Page. This page lists threatened and endangered species in Florida, with links to maps of where they most often can be seen, along with descriptions of the other wildlife found in the same vicinity. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission also has an official, comprehensive list of all of Florida's Endangered Species, Threatened Species and Species of Special Concern.