Endangered and Threatened Species
Osceola County’s floodplain provides habitat for eight known species that are considered endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Click on the name of the species below to get more information.
Crested Caracara
![Crested Caracara](/core/fileparse.php/7688/urlt/crested-caracara.jpg)
Everglades Snail Kite
![Everglades Snail Kite](/core/fileparse.php/7688/urlt/snail-kite.jpg)
Florida Bonneted Bat
![Florida Bonneted Bat](/core/fileparse.php/7688/urlt/florida-bonneted-bat.jpg)
Florida Panther
![Florida Panther](/core/fileparse.php/7688/urlt/florida-panther.jpg)
Eastern Indigo Snake
![Eastern Indigo Snake](/core/fileparse.php/7688/urlt/eastern-indigo-snake.jpg)
Wood Stork
![Wood Stork](/core/fileparse.php/7688/urlt/wood-stork.jpg)
Eastern Black Rail
![Eastern Black Rail](/core/fileparse.php/7688/urlt/eastern-black-rail.jpg)
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
![Eastern Black Rail](/core/fileparse.php/7688/urlt/red-cockaded-woodpecker.jpg)