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Wildlife of the Everglades

The animals of the River of Grass — and what they tell us about the water.

Every species in the Everglades is tied to the water: how much there is, where it goes and when. Their stories are the clearest record of what has happened to the system.

Coming next to the field notebook: great blue heron, anhinga, white-tailed deer, turtles, snakes, fish, birds and native plants.

Photo credits: American alligator and American crocodile (Judd Patterson) — National Park Service; Florida panther — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (all public domain). Everglades snail kite — Russ Whitehurst, CC BY 2.0.