Wetlands support many of Florida's most popular, and endangered species. Florida has lost the most acreage cover, 9.3 million acres. In the last 200 years, the continental United States has lost 53% of its wetland acreage. The Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission currently lists more than 100 animals in the state as endangered, threatened, or species of special concern. The human activities that cause wet land loss are, drainage, dredging and stream channelization, deposition of fill material, tilling for crop production, levees, logging and construction. Natural Threats that cause wet land loss are, erosion, subsidence, sea level rise, droughts, hurricanes and other storms.
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