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Conservation IssuePolicyPositionGuidelineInformation
Alligators - Attacks on humans  XAlligator Incidents: Fact Sheet
Artificial Reefs - Need for standards & guidance  XFlorida Artificial Reef Strategic Plan PDF file
Bald Eagles - Nest guidelines and permitting information   XBald Eagle Permitting
Black Bears - Agency response to nuisance bear complaintsX  Nuisance Black Bear Policy April 2001 PDF file (475KB)
Black Bears - Prevention of carcass scavengingX  Black Bear Carcass Disposal Policy May 1996 PDF file
Conservation Lands - Use for roads & other purposesX  Incompatible Use Policy February 1989 PDF file (367KB)
Crocodile/Human Interactions  XCrocodile Conflict Action Plan PDF file (344KB)
Deer - Damage caused by depredationX  Deer Depredation Policy Procedures May 2005 PDF file (399KB)
Deer - Permits to possess fawns  XPermits for Possession of Fawn Deer PDF file (100KB)
Feral Cats - Protection of native wildlife from feral catsX  Feral Free-ranging Cats Policy May 2003 PDF file
Fish - Import, export, genetic alteration & stockingX  Genetic Policy 1988 PDF file (410KB)
Fishing - Retention of fishing canals during Everglades restoration X Letter regarding Canal Fisheries 06/01 PDF file
Gopher Tortoises - Fate of gopher tortoises during development X  Fate of gopher tortoises during development
Grass Carp - Conditions for use & stocking of sterile grass carp  XConditions for Use & Stocking of Sterile Grass Carp PDF file
Manatees - Guidelines for explosives in manatee waters  XGuidelines on use of explosives in Manatee waters June 2001 PDF file (190KB)
Manatees - Protection during construction, at docks, culverts, ports, etc.   XPreventing Manatee Injuries April 2005 PDF file
Marine Fisheries - Conservation & management measuresX  F.S. 379.2
Marine Fisheries - Equitable distribution of resourcesX  F.S. 379.2
Marine Fisheries - Preservation of renewable marine fisheriesX  F.S. 379.2
Marine Fisheries - Requests for local rulesX  Marine Fisheries January 1984 PDF file
Marine Fisheries - Special Activity Licenses for research, etc.X  FAC Chapter 68B
Marine Reserve Policy – Biscayne National ParkX  Marine Reserves November 2002 PDF file (717KB)
Minimum flows and levels in Florida springs, rivers  X Springs Agency Position PDF file (160KB)
Osprey Nests - Removal from inappropriate locationsX  Osprey Nest Removal Policy September 2004 PDF file (325KB)
Scrub management guidelines for Penninsular Florida: Using the Scrub-Jay as an Umbrella Species  XScrub management guidelines - June 2009 PDF file (444KB)
Sea Turtles - Human interference with nesting  XBeach Furniture Marine Turtles 2001 PDF file (275KB)
Shorebird protection during beach nourishment  X 
Steel Traps - Conditions under which permits are issuedX  Steel Trap Policy August 1994 PDF file (475KB)

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