SEE: These are 9 of Florida's most endangered animals
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Florida endangered animals
North Atlantic Right Whale
North Atlantic right whale North Atlantic right whale. (NOAA Fisheries)
2 more right whale calves spotted off Florida coast (WFTV)
North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season 2023 Porcia (#3293) and her calf were spotted southeast of Ossawbaw Island, Georgia on December 17, 2022. Portia is at least 26 years old and this is her third known calf. (NOAA)
North Atlantic right whale North Atlantic right whale. (NOAA Fisheries)
North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season 2023 (NOAA)
Right whale sighting The first two right whale mother-calf pairs were spotted off the coast of Georgia this week. (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)
Right whale A proposal to protect an endangered whale species could impact ships sailing in and out of Port Canaveral. (WFTV Staff)
Kemp's ridley sea turtle
Kemp’s ridley sea turtle Kemp’s ridley sea turtle. (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)