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REPORT: States of the Union: Ranking America's Biodiversity

The Nature Conservancy

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State of the State's Nature

In a report ranking wildlife diversity in all 50 states, Florida gets both good marks and bad. As you might expect, we rank near the top in number of species of birds and reptiles. But Florida is also at the top of the list when you rank the percentage of birds, reptiles and mammals at risk. The report is prepared by the Nature Conservancy, where Doria Gordon is a state ecologist...

A conservation group's annual report on wildlife in the 50 states shows Florida among the top five states in the percent of species at risk in mammals, reptiles and birds. True, the state also ranks near the top of other states in terms of how many species call Florida home. Doria Gordon is a state biologist for the Nature Conservancy...

As a recent Nature Conservancy report calls attention to the number of plants and animals at risk in Florida, it also celebrates the thousands of species that call Florida home. Florida ranks near the top of state listings for numbers of birds and reptiles as well as the number of plants and animals found only here. Doria Gordon is the group's state biologist...

A report from the Nature Conservancy called "States of the Union" gives a state-by-state ranking of biological health. While Florida's number of plant and animal species is above average, so is its percentage of them at risk. The Conservancy's state biologist is Doria Gordon...

A report on the biological health of the states of nation shows Florida among the top four in percentage of mammals, reptiles and birds at risk. But it also points out that among Florida's 3,000-plus plant species, more than 14% are at risk, more than all but five other states. The report is from the Nature Conservancy where Doria Gordon is a state biologist...