Description: This point shapefile consists of the locations of species detected for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Wildlife Occurrence (WildObs) database in Florida. This spatial database contains attributes of wildlife observations that are the most commonly used by biologists. WildObs maintains records of species distributions throughout the state in a database with a standardized format for recording and managing incidental, casual, or short-term systematic observations of wildlife. This database is a repository for data from planned surveys, contracted projects, and casual observations. Designed to be useful to biologists, particularly those with the Nongame Wildlife Program, WildObs maintains species lists and assists biologists in monitoring wildlife populations in protected or managed areas. In particular, the attributes associated with this spatial dataset were selected from the WildObs database as the most commonly used characteristics for biologists.
Description: This data set shows the locations where crested caracaras were observed in Florida. The occurrence points include nests and observation locations. The crested caracara (Polyborus plancus audubonii) is a resident, diurnal, and non-migratory species that occurs in Florida as well as the southwestern U.S. and Central America. Only the Florida population, which is isolated from the remainder of the species, is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This large long-lived raptor breeds from September through June with the primary season being November through April. Caracaras prefer to nest in cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto) surrounded by open habitats with low ground cover and low density of tall or shrubby vegetation in Florida.
Description: This dataset contains the locations of Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) road mortality locations within the state of Florida that are contained in a database maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). In this shapefile, we used only those records maintained by the FWC from which we could obtain a geographic coordinate.
Description: This shapefile contains the locations of conflict calls from the public regarding human-black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) interactions in the state of Florida. This dataset includes only those reports that are associated with concurrent bear observations in the general vicinity of the caller. The data also were limited to those records obtained from the black bear database maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and that were associated with a geographic coordinate.
Description: This nest map includes all nests documented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the EagleWatch Program. Accuracy of the nest locations varies based on documentation method but is generally estimated to be within 0.1 miles of the true location.
Description: This dataset is a point representation of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Gopher Tortoise standard tortoise relocation permit recipient sites. The standard tortoise relocation permit is available for development projects which require the relocation of more than five tortoises on-site or relocation of any number of tortoises off-site. Off-site relocation of tortoises may require testing of tortoises for Upper Respiratory Tract Disease (URTD) at the discretion of the recipient site landowner
Description: The primary use of this data set is to display manatee carcass recovery or verification locations and associated attributes, such as cause of death.
Description: The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) mortality database contains all known and documented mortalities including known or likely causes. For source dates and inputs see metadata.
Description: This data set represents locations where Panama City crayfish (Procambarus econfinae) were observed. Panama City crayfish are listed as Species of Special Concern by the state of Florida. The state is currently preparing a new management plan for the crayfish. For source dates and inputs see metadata.
Description: The Florida Shorebird Database (FSD) collects current occurrence information and reproductive data on 6 focal species of solitary nesting shorebirds (American Oystercatcher, Black-necked Stilt, Killdeer, Snowy Plover, Willet, Wilson’s Plover) and 14 species of colonial nesting seabirds (Black Skimmer, Bridled Tern, Brown Noddy, Brown Pelican, Caspian Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Laughing Gull, Least Tern, Magnificent Frigatebird, Masked Booby, Roseate Tern, Royal Tern, Sandwich Tern, Sooty Tern). These species nest on beaches and sometimes rooftops along the Florida coast. The FSD also collects occurrence data on wintering species of shorebirds and seabirds using coastal habitat in Florida. The FSD is managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and is maintained as a free online resource for information on Florida's shorebirds and seabirds.
Description: This dataset contains wood stork nesting colonies active in Florida and Georgia. This dataset includes activity and counts. For source dates and inputs see metadata.
Description: This dataset contains Florida Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN) data. The STSSN is responsible for gathering standardized data on stranded marine turtles throughout the state this effort is coordinated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI). The Florida STSSN functions as a part of an eighteen state network led by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). In Florida, strandings are documented by FWRI staff biologists and by a network of permitted participants located around the state. Live strandings are rescued and transported to properly permitted rehabilitation facilities. Data from strandings are collected on a standardized reporting form and include date, species, location, carapace length and width, carcass condition, carcass disposition, and information on anomalies (e.g., entanglement, propeller damage, fibropapillomas). Additionally, certain carcasses are regularly collected by FWRI staff for gross or detailed necropsy. Each week, FWRI reports Florida strandings to NMFS as a part of a management plan that is intended to reduce the incidental take of turtles in the shrimp fishery. FWRI also generates monthly and yearly stranding summary reports to monitor mortality and to detect and describe any unusual stranding events. Stranding data collected through the Florida STSSN have been used extensively in the identification of mortality factors and in the development of recovery actions (e.g., Turtle Excluder Device (TED) requirements, gill net regulations).
Description: The State of Florida, through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, coordinates the Statewide Nesting Beach Survey program (SNBS). The SNBS was initiated in 1979 under a cooperative agreement between FWC and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Its purpose is to document the total distribution, seasonality, and abundance of nesting by sea turtles in Florida. Three species of sea turtles, the loggerhead (Caretta caretta), the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), and the leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), nest regularly on Florida's beaches. Two other species, Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) and the hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) also nest but in very small numbers. All the species are listed as either Threatened or Endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Survey data are derived from observations of tracks and other nesting signs left on the beach by sea turtles. Species identifications and determinations of nesting vs. non-nesting emergences are based on the evaluation of visible features of the track and the nest. Data are gathered on more than 200 beaches through a network of permit holders consisting of private conservation groups, volunteers, consultants, academics, local governments, federal agencies, and the Florida Park Service. Nest density classifications of low, medium and high were developed for loggerheads, green turtles and leatherbacks according to quartile ranks. For loggerhead and green turtles, ranking was done within genetic subunits; ranks for leatherbacks were on a statewide basis. Hawksbill turtles and Kemp’s ridleys are denoted only as present or absent on individual beaches. Surveys in the SNBS program may vary with respect to start/stop dates, frequency, duration and beach length between years for a particular beach, as well as between beaches. Survey results are used by managers to evaluate and minimize impacts to turtles and their nests due to human activities such as coastal construction, beach renourishment, and recreation, as well as to identify important areas for enhanced protection or land acquisition.
Description: This nest map includes all nests documented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the EagleWatch Program buffered by 330 and 660 feet. Accuracy of the nest locations varies based on documentation method but is generally estimated to be within 0.1 miles of the true location.
Description: Wood stork nesting colonies and counts in the Southeastern US 2010-2019 buffered by 2500 feet, for use with the EST notification tool
Copyright Text: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - North Florida Ecological Services Office (USFWS-NFESO), based on Recovery Biologist's spreadsheet compiled from various surveys. https://www.fws.gov/northflorida/WoodStorks/wood-storks.htm