Florida wildlife: what to see & when

Stable, recovered from federal endangered list 1987 per USFWS

Threatened per USFWS; ~8,000 in Florida waters per FWC 2024 survey

Endangered, rarest large mammal in the eastern US

Non-migratory Florida subspecies, state-listed as threatened, stable

Least concern but protected by federal law

Widespread breeding resident, nests near water

common resident, widespread in Florida wetlands

Common coastal resident, abundant in Florida

Least concern but habitat sensitive

Coastal resident, common in winter months

Widespread winter resident, populations stable

Popular game fish, managed with catch-and-release regulations, populations stable in Florida

common game fish in Florida Keys flats

Atlantic sailfish are seasonal winter visitors to Florida

Common inshore gamefish, sensitive to cold temperatures

Widespread and common throughout Florida wetlands

Widespread and common in the Southeast

Threatened, inhabits longleaf pine sandhills

Least concern, but declining due to habitat loss

Common in Florida freshwater marshes and ponds

Generally common in suitable habitat

Locally common year-round in Florida wetlands

Protected marine mammal, listed as threatened, recovering

Common and widespread in Florida, native

State-threatened species, protected by law

Listed as a species of special concern in Florida

Species of special concern in Florida, declining in parts of range

Federally protected, recovering but still vulnerable

Widespread wading bird, common in Florida's coastal wetlands

Endemic to Florida, threatened by habitat loss

Winter visitor to Gulf beaches, listed as threatened

Common and widespread in southeastern US

Still found in Florida flats, though numbers have declined

Widespread but declining, depends on milkweed

Threatened in Florida, declining due to habitat loss

Federally endangered; an endemic subspecies of white-tailed deer found only in the Florida Keys

Threatened species, recovering in southernmost Florida

Rare but increasing resident in south Florida coastal areas

Year-round resident, most active Feb-Jul

Widely targeted but regulated harvest, stable populations