endangered species

Their populations have dropped by 80%, and both could soon be recommended for protection under the Endangered Species Act.

The Florida burrowing owl is listed as threatened by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Rampant poaching of the ghost orchid has it in serious peril, and estimates of their numbers in the wild range from 750 to 1,500.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says increased protections are not warranted for gopher tortoises in Florida and other states, despite issues such as development moving into the animals’ habitats.

The Florida grasshopper sparrow was North America’s most endangered bird, with around 80 left in the wild. The total wild population has jumped to more than 120.

They are suing the federal Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to designate a 10.5-million-acre safe haven to protect the bats from sea-level rise.

The red-cockaded woodpecker is being shifted from endangered status to threatened, but it would keep several protections afforded to endangered species under a new proposal.

Both species were targeted under the Trump administration for a status change despite worsening threats.

Wildlife officials say manatees are starving to death because their food has been lost due to nutrient pollution.

The turtles' population has dwindled due to overharvesting and other factors.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may soon declare the ivory-billed woodpecker extinct. The nation's largest woodpecker was first listed as endangered in 1967. And its historical range spanned Cuba and the southeastern United States, including Florida.

A biologist says the sparrows became a key indicator for Everglades health and the variety of plants that the ecosystem needs to flourish.