Draft for review only: Cape Sable Sparrow Recovery Plan
Kushlan JA, Bass OL, Loope LL, Robertson WB, Rosendahl PC, Taylor DL. 1981. Draft for review only: Cape Sable Sparrow Recovery Plan. National Park Service
Because most Cape Sable Sparrow habitat lies within areas managed by the National Park Service, personnel of the Servicewere assigned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a recovery,conservation, and management plan for this subspecies. The Cape Sable Sparrow (Ammospiza maritima mirabilis), a subspecies of the Seaside Sparrow localized in extreme southern Florida, has elicited considerable interest and concern since its discovery in the early 1900's. Before being relegated to subspecific status, it was considered to be the last bird species described from the United States (Howell 1919, Stimson 1968), and it was widely believed to have been exterminated by a hurricane in September, 1935. Discoveries, apparent losses, and rediscoveries of the bird in various areas repeatedly brought public attention and concern for its conservation.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Kushlan, James; Bass, Oron; Loope, Lloyd; Robertson, William; Rosendahl, Peter; Taylor, Dale
- Date of Issue
- 1981-05
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- Breeding, Distribution, Endangered Species, FIRE, Habitat, Movement