A planned college town near Naples that was built around Ave Maria University (a roman catholic institution) is situated within the prime range of the panthers. The community design includes 8,000 residential units. Having that number of homes and people could be another threat to the wild cats. Another development within the area, Big Cypress, could have 9,000 residential units. The current recession may actually be placing such development projects on hold, or reducing their size due to lack of demand.
Representative Hastings also pointed out the designation of a critical habitat would protect other local species, guard the local aquifer recharge areas, and prohibit overuse of local water by people.
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that is a shame. maybe something good about the housing problems we have is than the land is going to be with lees value for humans, and could be changed to a park more easily