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Florida's Exotic Wildlife. Species detail.First year: 1930 Extirpated year: Established status: Populations are confirmed breeding and apparently self-sustaining for 10 or more consecutive years. Estimated Florida range: 4 counties At least 10 years, 1 county Not reported breeding Statewide trend: Unknown status Threats to natives: Effects on native species are poorly known. Species Account: Native of Asia that was deliberately released near Silver Springs, Marion County, around 1930. Now occurs along Silver River and Oklawaha River. Other smaller populations may exist in southeast Florida (Brevard County) and somewhat contained populations occur on some of the Florida Keys. These include populations on Raccoon Key and Key Lois of over 1000 animals per island kept for stocking Charles River Laboratory medical research facilities. Individuals can be aggressive to humans and pose potentially serious hazards due to transmission of diseases to humans, including the simian herpes B virus.
References Layne, J. 1997. Nonindigenous Mammals. Pages 157-186 in Strangers in Paradise: impact and management of nonindigenous species in Florida (Simberloff,D., D. Schmitz, and T. Brown, eds.). Island Press, Washington, D. C. Links to more information |
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