Everglades

original Everglades are either roads are crops? When people first came to Florida they thought it was a useless wetlands so they drained it and used it for crops. Know we need to protect the Everglades.They took away from the Everglades water supply and it keeps decreasing. The water supply has many effects on the Everglades. The water source gives animals and plants what they need to survive and provides drinking water. To begin, animals and plants need the supply of water from the Everglades…

What would you do if you saw a 25 foot snake as wide as a telephone pole coming towards you? Burmese pythons are affecting the Everglades by causing changes for animals, people and the ecosystem in the Everglades. These viscious animals will annihilate anything in their path. First of all, Burmese pythons are killing almost anything in their path. According to page 44 paragraph 2 it states, “Burmese pythons are carnivores and survive primarily on small birds and mammals.” Also, page 44…

Environmental Issues in the Everglades The mission of Florida’s Everglades suggests the drainage of water and expansion of newly developed urban areas. Notable wildlife residents such as the Florida Panther and the American Crocodile are endangered and are threatened to become extinct. Humans continue to struggle of protecting the Everglades’ natural environment; however, the ongoing issues faced can lead to a mass extinction for all wildlife. Today, the mass of protected species continues to…

Barbara Kingsolver, “EmmMarris: In Defense of Everglade Pythons”, by Andrew C. Revkin, and the short article “Sea Stars”, by Barbara Hurd”, we gain a greater understanding of how similar we are to nature in terms of adaptability, persistence, and resilience. In “Called Out”, Kingsolver, talks about how flowers have to adapt to it’s new environment, the desert. In “Defense of Everglade Pythons”, Marris, informs us about Pythons adapting to the Everglades and some people want them all gone. In…

Imagine a world overrun with pythons. The burmese python is invading the Everglades. The snakes were brought by people. Annihilated animal’s species and their old way of life. The burmese python has lastly changed forever an ecosystem which on its own didn’t have the best legs to stand on. Explore how the Burmese python has changed the Everglades Firstly, the Burmese pythons were brought here by people. The burmese python is native to South asia can grow to 23 feet max and concluding brief…

“Little underground men are very useful. They explain all nature’s mysteries”(42). Billie Wind, a young teenage girl, takes on a journey through the Everglades. Billie’s journey through the Everglades allows her to explore the Seminole tribe’s legends. Her adventure to the Everglades was initiated by Charlie Wind punishing Billie Wind. In the beginning of her trip she is a doubter and denies the truth in many of her tribe’s legends or in anything that she was doing or was going to do.…

The Everglades have been one of the most beautiful National parks ever to be seen. The Everglades is one of the largest wetlands in the world. The Everglades protects more than 1.5 million acres of land. The Everglades can only be found in Florida. It is a treasure to the U.S because it is the largest tropical wilderness sites out there. The Everglades were founded in 1947 to preserve biological diversity and resources. The Everglades have a 4.6 review on the web. My experience with this…

Python is impacting the Everglades by slowly killing off the other animals and increasing their own population. An invasive species is a group of animals that are new to an ecosystem and take over a specific area. A population is a particular group, or type of people or animals in a specific area or country. Hurricane Andrew causing a reptile -breeding facility to be demolished, along with humans setting free pet snakes have made Burmese Pythons to be invasive to the Everglades, beginning in…

Alligators are such an important part of the identity of people living in Louisiana, that they have actually become a symbol of the state. The American Alligator was voted the state reptile of Louisiana in 1983. Alligators are so well liked that there is an Alligator Festival in Luling, Louisiana. Arts and crafts, live music, and thrill rides are available.Alligators are native to Louisiana. They can be found throughout the state living in swamps, rivers, and lakes. Louisiana has a population…

The Everglades, located in Florida was once an almost 11,000 square foot wilderness of wetlands. It contained lush Sawgrass marshes, freshwater sloughs, mangrove swamps, pine Rocklands and hardwood hammocks. Having been around for an estimated 5,000 years, the Everglades were designated by the federal government as a state park in December of 1947. The Everglades is considered the largest, one-of-a-kind subtropical wilderness ecosystems in the United States. Hosting a very delicate ecosystem…