Miccosukee Tribe aims to protect Florida wildlife corridor

The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians has partnered with the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation to acquire and conserve lands that once served as refuge during the Seminole Wars, according to  reporting by The Guardian. The initiative supports the broader effort to unite 18 million acres of state and private land into a safe habitat for at‑risk species such as black bears, Key deer and Florida panthers.

Tribal Chair Talbert Cypress told the Guardian the tribe has a “constitutional duty” to defend ancestral lands and is shifting toward greater collaboration with conservation groups after years of limited engagement. The tribe already co‑manages nearly 3 million acres in the Everglades, Biscayne National Parks and Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. They are now working to identify historically significant land.