Animal Life in the Everglades

Everglades National Park DVD

             
               The animals in the Florida Everglades are just as diverse as the vegetation. There are over 300 species of birds that live in the Everglades, as well as around 40 species of mammals. Over 36 of these species that occupy the endangered species list, including the American Crocodile, the Green Turtle, the Wood Stork, and the Florida Panther. These species have been greatly reduced because of hunting as well as the shrinking size of their territory. This is especially true for the Florida Panther, because its population is less than 100 remaining in the wild. 

             Journey to Restore the America's Everglades 

        
               The animals can be split up into two main categories, which are separated by the upper and lower parts of the Everglades.  The larger mammals live mostly in the upper lands which contain vast plains of marshland and grass which are good for the deer and panthers, while most of the birds and alligators have adapted to the small pockets of vegetation like in the tree islands.

Rescources:

                Robbins, Erica. Journey to Restore America's Everglades. "More About the Plants and Animals of the Everglades" <http://www.evergladesplan.org/facts_info/sywtkma_ani mals>  
                Uhler, John William. Everglades National Park Information Page 2007 <http://www.everglades.national-park.com/info.htm#end>