Date of Award
2010
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Natural Sciences
First Advisor
Gilchrist, Sandra
Keywords
Wildlife Rehabilitation, Conservation, Population Biology
Area of Concentration
General Studies
Abstract
Southwest Florida is in peril of losing vertebrate biodiversity due to recent local environmental changes caused by humans. The alterations, which include habitat loss, fragmentation, and alteration, affect nearly every aspect of the unique ecosystems found there including species diversity and trophic level interactions. Changes to these integral aspects of the ecosystems have dramatic effects on which taxa can continue to survive and be present in the locale and which become rare. The databases of three Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers in Southwest Florida are analyzed to understand what conservation services are provided by community run centers to those species designated as threatened or endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Lastly, further research and suggestions for improving the direct conservation values provided by Southwest Florida Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers.
Recommended Citation
French, Katherine Elenore, "Wildlife Rehabilitation in Southwest Florida A Study of the Conservation Provided by Rehabilitation Centers" (2010). Theses & ETDs. 4261.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/4261