Species of special concern are not necessarily creatures that are threatened. Species of special concern are animals that require "special protection, recognition, or consideration because it has an inherent significant vulnerability to habitat modification, environmental alteration, human disturbance, or substantial human exploitation which, in the foreseeable future, may result in its becoming threatened."
These animals of special concern aren't exactly low in population but have shown signs of decline in population. Due to pollution, poaching, environment destruction, and other actions that started to cause these animals to decline in population. Therefore actions were taken in advance to protect these animals before they become threatened or endangered.ANIMALS -
SPECIES OF SPECIAL CONCERN
AMPHIBIANS
Florida bog frog
Georgia blind salamander
Gopher frog
Pine barrens treefrog
BIRDS
Black-crowned night heron
Black skimmer
Glossy ibis
Great egret
Great white heron
Least bittern
Limpkin
Little blue heron
Osprey
Reddish egret
Roseate spoonbill
Snowy egret
Tricolored heron
White ibis
Yellow-crowned night heron
CRUSTACEANS
Black Creek crayfish
Panama City crayfish
Santa Fe cave crayfish FISH
Bluenose shiner
Harlequin darter
Lake Eustis pupfish Shoal bass
Suwannee bass
Tessellated darter
MAMMALS
Eastern chipmunk
Lower Keys marsh rabbit
Sherman's short-tailed shrew REPTILES
Alligator snapping turtle
American alligator
Barbour's map turtle
Suwannee cooter
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/endanger.html
(Animals listed in bold are the animals in the pictures.)
Who decides which animals are to be considered threatend or of special concern?
ReplyDeleteIf people know that these animals are threatened why dont they do something about it? Take them into a shelter or something to keep them safe so they dont have to be threatened any more.
ReplyDeleteKristin, government agencies are in control of deciding whether or not a species is considered threatened or of special concern. If a group of people think a species should be protected then they would have to get a petition and that would have to be approved by a government agency.
ReplyDeleteIs there any habitats we can put some of them in to try to save the population? And why are these animals endangered? Is it caused by us, or other animals?
ReplyDeleteAre all of the animals that you listed in your post the only special concern animals or are there more?
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of actions are being taken to prevent these animals from being the endangered species list?
ReplyDeleteAshlee, you can't just take "special concern" species out of there environment and put them into a shelter, that wouldn't help them at all. The best thing that we can do as humans is leave them alone and not disturb their habitats.
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