Description: This dataset is a point representation of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Gopher Tortoise standard tortoise relocation permit recipient sites. The standard tortoise relocation permit is available for development projects which require the relocation of more than five tortoises on-site or relocation of any number of tortoises off-site. Off-site relocation of tortoises may require testing of tortoises for Upper Respiratory Tract Disease (URTD) at the discretion of the recipient site landowner
Description: These data represent the site locations of the Great Florida Birding Trail. The GFBWT is a program of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. At its core is a network of nearly 500 sites throughout Florida selected for their excellent bird watching, wildlife viewing or educational opportunities.
Description: This nest map includes all nests documented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the EagleWatch Program. Accuracy of the nest locations varies based on documentation method but is generally estimated to be within 0.1 miles of the true location.
Description: The Florida Shorebird Database (FSD) collects current occurrence information and reproductive data on 6 focal species of solitary nesting shorebirds (American Oystercatcher, Black-necked Stilt, Killdeer, Snowy Plover, Willet, Wilson’s Plover) and 14 species of colonial nesting seabirds (Black Skimmer, Bridled Tern, Brown Noddy, Brown Pelican, Caspian Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Laughing Gull, Least Tern, Magnificent Frigatebird, Masked Booby, Roseate Tern, Royal Tern, Sandwich Tern, Sooty Tern). These species nest on beaches and sometimes rooftops along the Florida coast. The FSD also collects occurrence data on wintering species of shorebirds and seabirds using coastal habitat in Florida. The FSD is managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and is maintained as a free online resource for information on Florida's shorebirds and seabirds.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><DIV><P><SPAN>This dataset contains the locations of Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) road mortality within the state of Florida that are contained in a database maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). In this shapefile, we used only those records maintained by the FWC from which we could obtain a geographic coordinate.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
Description: This shapefile contains the locations of conflict calls from the public regarding human-black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) interactions in the state of Florida. This dataset includes only those reports that are associated with concurrent bear observations in the general vicinity of the caller. The data also were limited to those records obtained from the black bear database maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and that were associated with a geographic coordinate.
Description: This shapefile contains the locations of bear crossing signs throughout Florida, as of June 2019. The data were obtained from a conbination of FDOT (Florida Department of Transportation) and FWC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) field staff.
Copyright Text: Bethan Roberts (FWC Bear Management Program)
Description: The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) mortality database contains all known and documented mortalities including known or likely causes. For source dates and inputs see metadata.
Description: This shapefile contains a range map of the Florida Black Bear. Before settlement by Europeans, black bears occupied all of mainland Florida including some coastal islands and larger keys. The occupied range has been reduced to 6 core areas (Eglin, Apalachicola, Osceola, Ocala, St. Johns, and Big Cypress) and 2 remnant areas (Chassahowitzka and Glades/Highlands). While bears can be found in areas outside of these ranges, evidence suggests that these areas are important for bears. A home range is an area that is inhabited in search of food, water and adequate cover. This shapefile contains rare, occasional, common and abundant ranges of the Florida black bear throughout the state of Florida.
Description: This GIS data set represents the State of Florida manatee protection areas as described in the Florida Administrative Code (FAC) Chapter 68C-22. This GIS data set was developed to spatially represent the manatee protection areas for general reference only. In the event of conflict between this data set and the zones as described in the FAC, the descriptions in the FAC shall prevail. These state of Florida manatee protection zones may differ from manatee protections zones created by City or County authorities and/or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Description: This dataset contains Florida Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN) data. The STSSN is responsible for gathering standardized data on stranded marine turtles throughout the state this effort is coordinated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI). The Florida STSSN functions as a part of an eighteen state network led by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). In Florida, strandings are documented by FWRI staff biologists and by a network of permitted participants located around the state. Live strandings are rescued and transported to properly permitted rehabilitation facilities. Data from strandings are collected on a standardized reporting form and include date, species, location, carapace length and width, carcass condition, carcass disposition, and information on anomalies (e.g., entanglement, propeller damage, fibropapillomas). Additionally, certain carcasses are regularly collected by FWRI staff for gross or detailed necropsy. Each week, FWRI reports Florida strandings to NMFS as a part of a management plan that is intended to reduce the incidental take of turtles in the shrimp fishery. FWRI also generates monthly and yearly stranding summary reports to monitor mortality and to detect and describe any unusual stranding events. Stranding data collected through the Florida STSSN have been used extensively in the identification of mortality factors and in the development of recovery actions (e.g., Turtle Excluder Device (TED) requirements, gill net regulations).
Description: This layer includes the minimum recommended area where lighting should be designed to meet the criteria for Wildlife-Sensitive Conventional Lighting, as specified in the FDOT Design Manual Section 231.2.1 and the FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction Section 992-2.4.2. For a current list of FWC Certified Roadway Fixtures, please visit the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Certified Fixtures Website. For any additional information, please visit the FWC Lighting Website or contact MarineTurtle@MyFWC.com.Buffers extend from the marine and estuarine attributes in the FWC's Cooperative Land Cover layer which compiles multiple sources by the FWC and Florida Natural Areas Inventory. Buffers were adjusted to include roadways along sandy beaches identified as sea turtle nesting habitat in accordance with Florida Administrative Code Rule. For source dates and inputs see metadata.
Name: Dark Sky Lighting Recommended Areas (Sea Turtle)
Display Field: COUNTY
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: This layer includes the minimum recommended area where lighting should be designed to minimize glare and sky glow by using downward directed, full cut off fixtures, as recommended by the International Dark Sky Association. For a current list of FWC Certified Roadway Fixtures, please visit the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Certified Fixtures Website. For any additional information, please visit the FWC Lighting Website or contact MarineTurtle@MyFWC.com.Buffers extend from the marine and estuarine attributes in the FWC's Cooperative Land Cover layer which compiles multiple sources by the FWC and Florida Natural Areas Inventory. Buffers were adjusted to include roadways along sandy beaches identified as sea turtle nesting habitat in accordance with Florida Administrative Code Rule. For source dates and inputs see metadata.