FWC releases draft plan to conserve 60 Florida species

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have released a draft plan to conserve 60 fish and wildlife species in Florida and are now looking for public comment on the proposal.

The Imperiled Species Management Plan is a new wildlife conservation model for Florida that takes a “big picture” view of conservation by combining actions targeted to protect single species with broader strategies to benefit multiple species.

The process of determining how to best conserve dozens of Florida’s imperiled species listed as either state-threatened or species of special concern began in 2010.

The list of animals and birds that will be affected range from American oystercatchers, brown pelicans and Alligator snapping turtles which are common in our area to the Florida burrowing owl, the Florida bog frog and Suwannee cooter which are a little less well known.

The draft plan and a list of the species it would affect is available online for public review and comment.

You can find it at MyFWC.com/WildlifeHabitats.

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