Candidate species are plants and animals for which the Service has sufficient information on their biological status and threats to propose them as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act, but development of a listing regulation is precluded by other higher priority listing activities.

The Candidate Conservation Program provides a means for conserving these species. Early conservation preserves management options, minimizes the cost of recovery, and reduces the potential for restrictive land use policies in the future. Effective candidate conservation may reverse the species' decline, ultimately eliminating the need for Endangered Species Act protection.

• Service Area IPaC mapper with county list: This link acts as the county list for the listed species in our area and will aid in project planning relating to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.

Gopher tortoise - Gopherus polyphemus

• Red knot Calidris canutus rufa

• Bartram's hairstreak butterfly Strymon acis bartrami
• Florida leafwing butterfly Anaea troglodyta floridalis
• Highlands tiger beetle Cicindela highlandensis

• Florida bonneted bat Eumops floridanus

• Aboriginal prickly-apple Harrisia aboriginum
• Blodgett's silverbush Argythamnia blodgettii
• Florida brickell-bush Brickellia mosieri
• Big Pine partridge pea Chamaecrista lineata keyensis
• Pineland sandmat Chamaesyce deltoidea pinetorum
• Wedge spurge Chamaesyce deltoidea serpyllum
• Cape Sable thoroughwort Chromolaena frustrata
• Florida bristle fern Trichomanes punctatum ssp. floridanum
• Florida semaphore cactus Consolea corallicola
• Florida prairie-clover Dalea carthagenensis floridana
• Florida pineland crabgrass Digitaria pauciflora
• Sand flax Linum arenicola
• Carter's small flowered flax Linum carteri var. carteri
• Everglades bully Sideroxylon reclinatum ssp. austrofloridense

• Gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus