Endangered Species

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Protected There are many species of animals protected within Biscayne National Park that have been listed by the Federal government as Endangered or Threatened. They are listed below along with links to information about the species. (Use your browser's "Back" button to return to this page after following the links.) Federally Listed Endangered Species Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle http://www.turtles.org/atlgrnd.htm Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle http://www.turtles.org/hawksd.htm Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle http://www.turtles.org/leatherd.htm Lepidochelys kempii Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle http://www.turtles.org/ridleyd.htm Trichechus manatus West Indian Manatee http://www.fws.gov/r9endspp/i/a0c.html Crocodylus acutus American Crocodile http://endangered.fws.gov/i/c/sac0u.html Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle http://www.fws.gov/r9endspp/i/b0h.html Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon http://www.fws.gov/r9endspp/i/b22.html http://www.nbs.gov/features/kidscorner/peregrin.html Mycteria americana Wood Stork http://www.fws.gov/r9endspp/i/b5z.html Papilio aristodemus ponceanus Schaus Swallowtail http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/fl/698.htm Federally Listed Threatened Species Caretta caretta Loggerhead Sea Turtle http://www.turtles.org/loggerd.htm Drymarchon corais couperi Eastern Indigo Snake http://www.pfmt.org/wildlife/endangered/eastern.htm Alligator mississippiensis American Alligator (Threatened / Similarity of Appearance) http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cnhc/!amis0.htm Charadrius melodus Piping Plover http://www.fws.gov/r9endspp/i/b69.html http://www.fws.gov/r9endspp/i/b/sab70.html For more information about endangered and threatened species, see the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Page See Florida Listed Species for a list of plant and animal species found in the park which are listed by Florida State as Endangered, Threatened, or of Special Concern.

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Biscayne National Park
9700 SW 328th Street
Homestead, FL 33033-5634

(305) 230-7275

or Ask A Park Ranger

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Last Updated: Sunday, May 13, 2001, 15:45:00
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