People around town have spotted some unusual wildlife: coyotes on the Southside, monkeys in St. Johns, and bears in Ponte Verda. Much of it has to do with the development and rapid growth in our area.
Annette Gutierrez, Action News JaxJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — From bobcats to bears and coyotes to monkeys, wild animals are coming into our neighborhoods.
Other people around town have spotted some unusual wildlife too: coyotes on the Southside, monkeys in St. Johns, and bears in Ponte Verda.The Florida Wildlife Corridor is a statewide network of connected lands and waters offering animals a place to go. It consists of about 18 million acres of contiguous wilderness throughout the state. The Wetlands Preserve in Putnam County is a big part of it.
It’s why the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission gets involved. But, FWC Bear Program Coordinator Michael Orlando says local governments and voters need to make good decisions.”If you want to have, you know, smart growth, less development, that’s a community decision,” Orlando said. Some animals are relocated, like the gopher tortoise. This year so far, the FWC has issued nearly 1,000 gopher tortoise relocation permits statewide.
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