The Everglades is made up of many different species–animals and plant life. The black mangrove, butterfly pea, Brazilian pepper, white fragrant water lily and the cattail are all plats that are commonly found in the everglades. At a high elevation, between the high and low tide marks, grow the Black Mangroves from the family Verbenaceae. …
Reptiles of the Everglades: Many of the best-known Everglades residents fall within this fascinating class of animals. More than 50 distinct kinds of reptiles inhabit the everglades. These species range from the formidable American crocodile to the diminutive green anole. Loggerhead turtles nest and live in the marine and estuary habitats of Florida Bay, in …
The Florida Panther is an endangered subspecies of the cougar, also referred to as the Puma concord that lives in forests and swamps of southern Florida in the Unites States of America. The Florida Panther is also known as the cougar, mountain lion, puma, and catamount. Here in Florida we address this beautiful animal as …
The state senator, Daren Soto is asking the state to put a pause on allowing the permutation of allowing oil exploration in the Everglades. They, the legislators, first want to test the risks of this activity. The letter bellow is from DEP Secretary Herschel Vinyard where he asks DEP to “clarify whether any of these …
