Two Native Florida Species Declared Extinct this Month

This month two Florida native species were extinct from the State.

The Floirda Fairy Shrimp and the Florida Rainbow Snake. The Rainbow snake was only known to inhabit a small part of Lake Okeechobee, and now no longer inhabiting the area as it has become extinct.

The Fairy Shrimp was only known to inhabit a small pond on the outskirts of gainsville. The pond was destroyed by developers and the species, to the best of enviromental sicentists and the United Wildlife Federation(UWF) to be extinct be it from pollution, developing, or natural selection it is always sad to see an animal go extinct even if it is just a snake or a tiny freshwater shrimp.

We as fisherman and Florida natives/visitors need to protect and treat the enviroment with care. Florida's economy is driven by tourism, much of this is natural tourism involves visiting our beautiful beaches, rivers, and lakes. This is the fishing capitol lets keep it that way! Practice safe photo catch and release and keep the memory forever. Try and pick up trash on the water or by the ramp if you see it laying around and lastley follow bag and size limits if you are going to keep your catch, so that our resources are here for our children and beyond. Every small effort counts!



Sorry to get on an environmental tangent, as I am not a supporter of Green Peace or PETA, nor am I a hard core over the edge environment activist. I do care about my surrounding and environment as this is one of the most beautiful and diverse states, so lets keep it that way!

 

You can see the article on these extinct florida natives at:

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2011/florida-extinct-species-10-05-2011.html


Tight Lines,

Dave

Sorry to get on an environmental tangent, as I am not a supporter of Green Peace or PETA, nor am I a hard core over the edge environment activist. I do care about my surrounding and environment as this is one of the most beautiful and diverse states, so lets keep it that way!