The Anna Maria Island Sun Newspaper

Vol. 12 No. 31 - May 16, 2012

FEATURE

Celebrate Endangered Species Day

 

Anna Maria Island Sun News Story

Cindy Lane | Sun
An endangered West Indian manatee swims in
the Intracoastal Waterway off Holmes Beach.

Friday is Endangered Species Day, a great time to go on a scavenger hunt to find as many imperiled species as you can on Anna Maria Island.

No fair feeding them, hugging them or taking them home – just paint pictures of them, photograph or watch them – and enjoy!

Here are a few:

Endangered

West Indian manatee
Green sea turtle
Hawksbill sea turtle
Kemp's ridley sea turtle
Leatherback sea turtle

Threatened

Loggerhead sea turtle
Gopher tortoise
Least tern
Piping plover
Snowy plover

Species of Special Concern

American
oystercatcher
Black skimmer
Brown pelican
Osprey
White ibis

 


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