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The ungainly yet graceful wood stork, which was on the brink of extinction in 1984, has rebounded dramatically in Florida and other Southern states, officials say.
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The state considers the burrowing owl a threatened species and Cape Coral is home to about 3,000 — the most of anywhere else in the state.
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Their populations have dropped by 80%, and both could soon be recommended for protection under the Endangered Species Act.
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The Florida burrowing owl is listed as threatened by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Both species were targeted under the Trump administration for a status change despite worsening threats.
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Conservationists are pushing Congress to pass a bill that would list Florida's manatee as endangeredWildlife officials say manatees are starving to death because their food has been lost due to nutrient pollution.
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The turtles' population has dwindled due to overharvesting and other factors.
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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.