The Florida Wildlife Corridor is a statewide network of nearly 18 million acres of connected lands and waters supporting wildlife and people. The connection between greenspace is important because many species need large ranges to hunt, breed, and maintain genetic diversity. Habitat loss and fragmentation are primary drivers of plant and animal population declines. The Florida Wildlife Corridor provides essential habitat and connectivity for many of Florida’s imperiled plants and animals. The Florida Wildlife Corridor helps protect the habitats of Florida’s threatened and endangered species. This includes iconic wildlife such as Crested Caracara, Snail Kite, Florida Grasshopper Sparrow, Florida Scrub-Jay, Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, Whooping Crane, Wood Stork, Florida Panther, West Indian Manatee, Gulf Sturgeon, Okaloosa Darter, Sand Skink, and Eastern Indigo Snake. Of the 17.7 million acres the Florida Wildlife Corridor encompasses, 7 million acres are composed of working lands – ranchlands and timberlands. Many of these working lands are still unprotected yet are a vital component to conservation in Florida. The Florida Wildlife Corridor boundary has been simplified for online use on iNaturalist. If you are interested in performing an analysis with the Corridor boundary, please visit http://conservation.dcp.ufl.edu/fegnproject/ or contact Dr. Tom Hoctor at the UF Center for Landscape Conservation Planning for the current, official Corridor boundary. (en)
The Florida Wildlife Corridor is a statewide network of nearly 18 million acres of connected lands and waters supporting wildlife and people. The connection between greenspace is important because many species need large ranges to hunt, breed, and maintain genetic diversity. Habitat loss and fragmentation are primary drivers of plant and animal population declines. The Florida Wildlife Corridor provides essential habitat and connectivity for many of Florida’s imperiled plants and animals. (en)