this US state is home to over 100
endangered plant and animal species hi
I’m Rebecca Creighton and welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
learning more about the endangered
animals found in Florida from habitat
loss to hunting to car accidents there
are a number of reasons and animal
species may become extinct many of the
most popular animals in the US state of
Florida are considered endangered the
manatee is one such example these marine
mammals are also known as sea cows and
generally live in shallow waters like
rivers Springs and the shallow waters
off the coast a manatee spends half its
day sleeping in the water while the rest
of the time they are grazing near the
surface the type of manatee that resides
in Florida has a life span of up to 60
years manatees are an endangered species
and their numbers are threatened by such
issues as loss of habitat and being hit
by passing boats they are protected by
the Florida Government and since 1975
have been the state marine mammal
another popular animal and symbol of the
state is the Florida panther this animal
is a subspecies of the Cougar and has
been the florida state animal since 1982
living in the swamps and forests of
South Florida they are another
endangered species with only about 80 to
100 remaining they are mainly threatened
by humans and large alligators the
American alligator is another symbolic
member of Floridian fauna and
it’s only in the southeastern section of
the United States inhabiting America’s
wetlands in Florida they call the
Everglades home today there are
approximately one to one-and-a-half
million living in the Sunshine State and
because of this they were removed from
the endangered species list in 1987
though they remain a protected species
living only in the Florida Keys the key
deer has a population of roughly three
to eight hundred while hunting these
animals was banned in 1939 it wasn’t
until the 1950s when they were almost
extinct that they were labeled
endangered the main threat to their
survival is Road kills by passing
motorists the Roseate Spoonbill is a
waiting bird that lives in South and
Central America and along the Gulf Coast
it was once hunted for its remarkable
Tufts of pink feathers and today it is
habitat loss that threatens the species
survival
endangered plant and animal species hi
I’m Rebecca Creighton and welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
learning more about the endangered
animals found in Florida from habitat
loss to hunting to car accidents there
are a number of reasons and animal
species may become extinct many of the
most popular animals in the US state of
Florida are considered endangered the
manatee is one such example these marine
mammals are also known as sea cows and
generally live in shallow waters like
rivers Springs and the shallow waters
off the coast a manatee spends half its
day sleeping in the water while the rest
of the time they are grazing near the
surface the type of manatee that resides
in Florida has a life span of up to 60
years manatees are an endangered species
and their numbers are threatened by such
issues as loss of habitat and being hit
by passing boats they are protected by
the Florida Government and since 1975
have been the state marine mammal
another popular animal and symbol of the
state is the Florida panther this animal
is a subspecies of the Cougar and has
been the florida state animal since 1982
living in the swamps and forests of
South Florida they are another
endangered species with only about 80 to
100 remaining they are mainly threatened
by humans and large alligators the
American alligator is another symbolic
member of Floridian fauna and
it’s only in the southeastern section of
the United States inhabiting America’s
wetlands in Florida they call the
Everglades home today there are
approximately one to one-and-a-half
million living in the Sunshine State and
because of this they were removed from
the endangered species list in 1987
though they remain a protected species
living only in the Florida Keys the key
deer has a population of roughly three
to eight hundred while hunting these
animals was banned in 1939 it wasn’t
until the 1950s when they were almost
extinct that they were labeled
endangered the main threat to their
survival is Road kills by passing
motorists the Roseate Spoonbill is a
waiting bird that lives in South and
Central America and along the Gulf Coast
it was once hunted for its remarkable
Tufts of pink feathers and today it is
habitat loss that threatens the species
survival
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