Smilehub has released studies ranked in each US state based on wildlife conservation. Florida ranks in the top 15 overall. Florida has strong legal protections against wildlife, but categories such as invasive species threats and vulnerability to climate change are insufficient. year.
Florida is one of the top 10 states of most biodiversity in the United States, with a wide range of both vastly different native and invasive wildlife in different parts of the state.
Florida ranks seventh in animal species diversity and sixth in vascular plant diversity, according to a National Forest Service and research commissioned by the Nature Reserve.
Also, a recent study from nonprofit charity rating agency Smilehub ranks among the top 15 states in the US for wildlife conservation.
Here, Florida ranks among the top 15 best states for Smilehub’s wildlife conservation.
Which state has the best wildlife protection?
To find the least and least wildlife protection states, Smilehub compared states across 17 metrics, across three categories: government and community support, legal protection, and ecosystem situation.
Based on these metrics, Vermont ranked number one on Smilehub’s list and ranked in the top 10 for each of the three categories included in the survey.
“In spite of the changing landscape of Vermont, the fact is that Vermont is a relatively rural state where it is abundantly home to preserved land, excellent stewards of the environment, and many successful wildlife conservation stories. It continues to exist,” the 2015 overview of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Division.
From Smilehub’s rankings, the top 15 states in the US for wildlife conservation are as follows:
vermontwyomingcoloradooradoogoncaliforniaalaskAmainewhampshirewashingtonminnesotanarhode Islandnebraskafloridamassachusetts
Invasive species: Python “hotspots” identified in Palm Beach County by University of Florida Research
Florida Wildlife Conservation Rank
Florida was highly regarded for its state legal protection surrounding wildlife, but was significantly lower in other categories, bringing Sunshine State to No. 14th overall on Smilehub’s list.
Here’s how Florida ranked some of the key Smilehub indicators in this study:
Overall Rank: 14th 2nd in animal charities per person, with a percentage of state land designated for parks and wildlife, and 44th in the state’s wildlife subsidy 48th invasive species threat ranking 44th in 44th 44th place, ranking 44th place in 48th place in the threat of excessive change
How many of Florida’s wildlife are invasive?
“Non-native species do not belong to Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Committee’s website states:
“But others are invasive. This means that they negatively affect native fish and wildlife, causing costly damage to repairs, or pose a threat to human health and safety.”
Some of Florida’s most famous invasive species are currently ramping in parts of the state, including the Iguana and Pison. And they cost millions of dollars in state each year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
“Over 500 non-native species have been introduced to Florida. Not all of these non-native species are harmful, but many pose serious threats to the environment, the economy and our health. ” said the Florida Fish and Wildlife Foundation website.
“Invasive species cost over $500 million per year, spreading over 1.7 million acres. Species like Burmese pythons and lionfish prey on native species, including endangered animals. They are also competing with native species for their resources.”
National Park Layoffs: Could it affect Florida’s wildlife conservation?
An executive order entitled “Implementing the President’s Office of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative” as part of President Trump’s ongoing efforts to reduce the number of people employed by the federal government, last week on February 11th It was signed on Tuesday.
The executive order caused a wave of layoffs across staff in American national parks. A group of 10 National Park Service Southeast Regional Archaeologists, spread across nine states, have been fired from their jobs, according to a February 20 report from the Tallahassee Democrats. And these archaeologists are just a small portion of a large group of fired national park employees.
“They are one of the 1,000 National Park Service full-time employees who lost their jobs when Trump signed an executive order to significantly reduce the size of the federal workforce. It’s a statement that they’ve been working on public services. I was forced to rethink my life,” the Democrats report said.
“Tuesday was their last job. They showed up at the Tallahassee office wearing blue jeans, a T-shirt and a college sweatshirt, packed the office and waited for a separate interview with the Division Manager.”
It is still unknown how these layoffs will affect wildlife conservation in the southern states, but with fewer archaeologists, land conservation efforts (which affect local wildlife populations) will be a major burden You may feel that.
“Archeology is particularly important for parks. NPS’s Southeast Archaeological Center (SEAC) in Tallahassee is a repository of all materials collected and analyzed for all national parks in nine states,” Democrats said.
“Before construction, renovation or land interference progresses, staff will search the site for remote sensing tools, ground penetration radars, and ground conducting equipment for artifacts.”
