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| Audubon's Crested Caracara | Bird | Polyborus plancus audubonii | Mesic Temperate Hammock, Mesic Pine Flatwoods, Hydric Pine Flatwoods, Dry Prairie, Freshwater Marshes, Wet Prairies | Construction, Agriculture, Other Factors | Research, Protection, Education, Delisting Criteria, Monitoring | Protection, Restoration, Research, Education, Monitoring | Southwest Florida |
| Bald Eagle | Bird | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Maritime Hammock, Pine Rocklands, Mesic Pine Flatwoods, Hydric Pine Flatwoods, Dry Prairie, Freshwater Marshes, Wet Prairies, Flowing Water Swamps, Pond Swamps, Seepage Swamps, Mangroves, Coastal Salt Marsh, Seagrasses, Mesic Temperate Hammock | Construction, Altered Habitat Dynamics, Agriculture, Pollution, Other Factors | Research, Protection, Monitoring, Education, Delisting Criteria | Protection, Restoration, Education | Southwest Florida |
| Everglades Snail Kite | Bird | Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus | Hydric Pine Flatwoods, Freshwater Marshes, Wet Prairies, Pond Swamps | Construction, Agriculture, Pollution, Water Diversions | Research, Protection, Monitoring, Education | Protection, Restoration, Monitoring, Education, Research | Southwest Florida |
| Florida Scrub-jay | Bird | Aphelocoma coerulescens | Florida Scrub, Scrubby Flatwoods, Scrubby High Pine | Construction, Altered Habitat Dynamics, Agriculture, Species Interaction (non-exotics) | Research, Protection, Monitoring, Education | Protection, Restoration, Research, Monitoring, Education | Southwest Florida |
| Wood Stork | Bird | Mycteria americana | Hydric Pine Flatwoods, Freshwater Marshes, Wet Prairies, Flowing Water Swamps, Pond Swamps, Seepage Swamps, Mangroves, Coastal Salt Marsh, Seagrasses | Construction, Agriculture, Water Diversions | Research, Protection, Monitoring, Education | Protection, Restoration, Research, Monitoring, Education | Southwest Florida |
| Florida Panther | Mammal | Felis concolor coryi | Florida Scrub, Scrubby Flatwoods, Scrubby High Pine, Beach Dune, Coastal Strand, Maritime Hammock, Mesic Temperate Hammock, Tropical Hardwood Hammock, Pine Rocklands, Mesic Pine Flatwoods, Hydric Pine Flatwoods, Dry Prairie, Freshwater Marshes, Wet Prairies, Flowing Water Swamps, Pond Swamps, Seepage Swamps, Mangroves | Resource Use, Construction, Altered Habitat Dynamics, Agriculture, Species Interaction (non-exotics), Pollution, Other Factors | Research, Protection, Monitoring, Education, Panther Recovery Program | Protection, Management, Research, Education, Incentive Programs, Monitoring | Southwest Florida |
| West Indian Manatee | Mammal | Trichechus manatus | Mangroves, Seagrasses, Nearshore and Midshelf Reefs | Resource Use, Construction, Altered Habitat Dynamics, Other Factors | Research, Protection, Monitoring, Education | Protection, Restoration, Research, Monitoring, Management | Southwest Florida |
| Eastern Indigo Snake | Reptile | Drymarchon corais couperi | High Pine, Florida Scrub, Scrubby Flatwoods, Scrubby High Pine, Coastal Strand, Maritime Hammock, Mesic Temperate Hammock, Tropical Hardwood Hammock, Pine Rocklands, Mesic Pine Flatwoods, Hydric Pine Flatwoods, Dry Prairie, Cutthroat Grass Communities, Freshwater Marshes, Wet Prairies, Flowing Water Swamps, Pond Swamps, Seepage Swamps, Mangroves | Resource Use, Exotic Species, Construction, Altered Habitat Dynamics, Agriculture, Pollution, Other Factors | Research, Protection, Monitoring, Education | NO DATA AVAILABLE | Southwest Florida |