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Sandhill Preserve

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Florida was originally a myriad of swamps and marshland that was seeming untamable. With rapid advancement of technology and Florida quickly became the frontier of industrialization and urbanization of the previously unconquerable nature. Yet with each acre destroyed, more and more animals became displaced or killed. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act allowed for financial and technical support for states to create and manage parks and reservations designed to preserve wildlife that were either endangered or vulnerable. Sandhill Preserve was in response to create a reservation of Gopher Tortoises that are currently vulnerable from extinction.

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“Gopher Tortoise.” Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, 2019, myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/reptiles/gopher-tortoise/.

The threatened species, the Gopher Tortoise, has been one of Florida's leading cause for preservation efforts within the state. Constant Habitat Destruction has been the leading cause for the dwindling numbers almost directly resulting from the massive expansions of commercial and residential construction. In recent times as recent as 2019 conscious efforts have been made to, increase population size, create habitat reserves, and minimize any the loss of current Gopher Tortoise populations.

“Endangered Species Act.” Official Web Page of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, www.fws.gov/international/laws-treaties-agreements/us-conservation-laws/endangered-species-act.html#:~:text=Endangered%20Species%20Act&text=The%20Endangered%20Species%20Act%20(ESA,threatened%20species%20and%20their%20habitats.

This webpage highlights the specific act that allowed for the states and federal government to limit the sales of land that had been known to been ecosystems to animals that had been finally protected against the mass urbanization of rural areas. Giving states incentives and financial assistance to maintain and apprehend said properties that held endangered species.

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