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Listing Action & Petitions

Florida has a formal listing process that allows individuals to file a petition requesting the FWC to evaluate the status of a species.  Individuals or organizations interested in filing a petition please refer to 68A-27.0012 (F.A.C.) entitled “Procedures for Listing, Delisting and Reclassifying Endangered, Threatened and Species of Special Concern” and “Petition Sufficiency Guidelines”.  Below are species for which the FWC has received petitions since 1999.  Please click the links below to find out more regarding the current status of each. 

Completed Listing Actions:

Bald Eagle (received 2002) 

Common Snook (received 1999) 

Flatwoods Salamander (received 1999) 

Red-cockaded Woodpecker (received 2001) 

Miami Blue Butterfly (received 2002) 

Gopher Tortoise (received 2002) 

Active Listing Actions:

Manatee (received 2001) 

Panama City Crayfish (received 2001 and second in 2003)  

Peregrine Falcon (received 1999) 

Pending Listing Actions:

Smooth billed Ani (Received 2005)