Unless otherwise specified, the following information is summarized from 

 "Endangered and threatened species of the southeastern United States" (U.S. 

 Fish and Wildlife Service 1975, with updates, January 1982) (Table 6) and 

 "Endangered and threatened plants and animals of Alabama" (Boschung 1976) 

 (Table 7). The information has been updated in accordance with Federal 

 listings through June 1985. Although the state of Alabama does not maintain 

 an official (legally binding) list of their endangered and threatened species, 

 the Boschung (1976) publication is used as a guide by natural resource person- 

 nel in the state. 



Mammals 



The West Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus , usually winters along the 

 southern Florida coast, particularly Tn~ rivers and estuaries, and migrates 

 north along the coast as far as North Carolina and western Florida. It is 

 occasionally reported from Mississippi, and therefore is at least a transient 

 in Alabama waters (Dan 'Del 1 , Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric 

 Science, Miami, FL, 11 March 1982; pers comm.). 



The Florida panther, Felis concolor coryi , has recently been reported 

 from Baldwin County. The state population, if it exists, is quite small, 

 perhaps less than a dozen. Panthers are found in large, remote riverine 

 swamps and forested areas. 



The blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus ; the finback whale, B^ physalus ; 

 the sei whale, ^j_ boreal is ; the humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangl iae ; and 

 the sperm whale~ Physeter catodon ; are unknown Tn Alabama coastal waters, 

 although the sperm whale was at one time present in some numbers in the Gulf 

 of Mexico (Dan O'Dell, 11 March 1982; pers. comm.) 



The Alabama beach mouse, Peromyscus polionotus ammobates , and the Perdido 

 Key beach mouse, P_. _p_. trissyl lepsis , as of June 1985 was listed as endangered 

 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ( Federal Register 1985). 



The Alabama beach mouse presently survives on disjunct tracts of the sand 

 dune system from Fort Morgan State Park to the Romar Beach area, but has 

 apparently disappeared from most of its original range, including all of Ono 

 Island. Tropical storms and loss of habitat are considered to be primary 

 factors for the mouse's decline. It is estimated that less than half of the 

 original habitat still renains suitable. 



The Perdido Key beach mouse, like the Alabama beach mouse, prefers remote 

 beach dunes. It currently survives on the western part of Perdido Key 

 including the Gulf State Park, Baldwin County, Alabama. Tropical storms and 

 loss of habitat are considered to be primary factors for the mouse's decline. 

 It is estimated that about 34% of the island has been developed and is no 

 longer suitable habitat for the species. 



The Florida black bear, Ursus americanus floridanus , is probably 

 restricted in Alabama to densely forested river bottoms. Its population has 

 been estimated by the Alabama Department of Natural Resources at about 65 to 

 70 statewide, with about 30 individuals in Mobile County and 15 in Baldwin 



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