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This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Florida is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Florida [1] [2] [3]
Clearwater Marine Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, [2] [3] and aquarium in Clearwater, Florida.It is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of sick and injured marine animals, public education, conservation, and research.
website, operated by the County, 247-acre Designated Urban Wilderness Area Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center: Key West: Monroe: South: Native plants and animals of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, both on land and underwater Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center: Tavernier: Monroe: South
Florida is now known as the invasive species capital of the United States or the World. [44] [45] Six Red deer were released on Buck Island Breeding Ranch in Highlands County in 1967 or 1968. The herd increased to less than 30 animals. In 1993, 10 animals were seen in the area, and small numbers have been sighted subsequently in the same area. [46]
The animal is the namesake of South Florida's hockey team, and the team has donated to the preservation of panther habitats. In 2023 the Florida panther was featured on a United States Postal Service forever stamp as part of the Endangered Species set, based on a photograph from Joel Sartore's Photo Ark.
Moccasin Lake Nature Park is a 51-acre park and nature preserve located at 2750 Park Trail Lane in Clearwater, Florida.Opened on August 7, 1982, the park features trails, boardwalks, an interpretive center, a sanctuary for birds of prey, a playground, [1] a butterfly garden and turtle pond, [2] and the man-made lake for which the park is named.
The skull of the Florida panther is broader and flatter with highly arched nasal bones. [38] Reportedly only seventy adult animals are alive, [39] and a 1992 study estimated that the subspecies would become extinct between 2016 and 2055. [40] It was chosen in 1982 as the Florida state animal by the state's schoolchildren. [41]
Native plants and animals in Florida are threatened by the spread of invasive species. [2] Florida is a major biodiversity hotspot in North America and the hospitable sub-tropical climate has also become a hotspot for invasive plants and animals due to anthropogenic introduction. [3] [4]