What is the relationship between climate change and wildlife?
Florida’s forests, rivers and creeks and coastal waters are vital to fish and wildlife. Florida’s unique position surrounded by ocean on three sides and many miles of low-lying coastal areas make the state extremely vulnerable to rising sea levels and more intense storm surges, which are some of the predicted outcomes of climate change. Florida’s fish and wildlife are on the front line of these changes, even those occurring in inland areas only. As the coasts shift, so will habitat and the wildlife it supports.
