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Feral Dog - Canis familiaris

Florida's Nonnative Wildlife. Species detail.

First year: Unknown

Extirpated year:

Established status: Populations are confirmed breeding and apparently self-sustaining for 10 or more consecutive years.

Estimated Florida range: 67 counties At least 10 years

Statewide trend: Unknown status

Threats to natives: Unknown status

Species Account: Established in Florida and probably have been since colonial times or earlier. Wild populations are severely limited in Florida by heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis).

References

Layne, J. 1997. Nonindigenous Mammals. Pages 157-186 in Strangers in Paradise: impact and management of nonindigenous species in Florida (Simberloff,D., D. Schmitz, and T. Brown, eds.). Island Press, Washington, D. C.

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