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Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Conservancy Petitions Obama Administration to Designate Critical Habitat for Florida Panthers
February 7th, 2009
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida has filed a petition with Secretary Salazar of the United States Department of the Interior to provide additional legal protection for the endangered Florida panther to help prevent its extinction. Only an estimated 90 to 100 Florida panthers remain today, almost all within South Florida. Because of these low numbers, they are considered at extremely high risk of extinction. Although there are provisions to protect the panther provided by the Endangered Species Act (ESA), designation of critical habitat, a key component of the Act, has yet to be undertaken. Additionally, Florida panthers are known as "umbrella species" -- meaning...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-02-07)
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