Florida’s endangered plants aren’t as protected as endangered wildlife
There are almost as many plants on the U.S. Endangered Species List as there are animals in the state of Florida. As the Lakeland Ledger points out, though, endangered plants don’t get the same protection that endangered wildlife do. Considering that many of Florida’s endangered plants live here and nowhere else in the world, that’s really something. The article says proposed budget cuts could hurt these extremely rare plants and suggests people contact Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson about the issue.
