Jerome is writing a report on the wildlife found in the Florida Everglades he researched the Everglades using an online encyclopedia and found an article on the wildlife of the Everglades read this information from the article is this information useful for his report
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The Everglades acts as a safe haven for a variety of plant and animal species. No other place combines a subtropical climate, a broad, shallow river, and a stunning diversity of plants and animals into such a complex and fragile ecosystem. Everglades National Park is the largest remaining subtropical wilderness in the United States. The Everglades are a truly unique habitat; there are no other Eco-system similar to it in the world.
The Florida Everglades contains one of the highest concentrations of species vulnerable to extinction in the United States. The 5,000-square-kilometre wetland in southern Florida is home to at least 60 endangered species, such as the American crocodile, Florida panther, and West Indian manatee.
Commonly seen species
Alligators, are an important part of this ecosystem, and are regarded as a “keystone” species of the Everglades. The Florida Everglades ecosystem is also the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles exist side by side.
Many animals live in the Everglades including the raccoon, skunk, opossum, Eastern Cottontail bobcat, Red Fox and white-tail deer. But the symbol of this wild, vast ecosystem is the Florida panther. It is the most endangered species in the Everglades, with only about 100 remaining in the wild. Take a rip to Everglades Safari Park and be one of the lucky few to spot this amazing creature in its own habitat.
Two other well-known animals in the ecosystem include the friendly West Indian manatee and bottlenose dolphin, both of which live in saltwater bays and coastal areas.
Everglades’s birds
In addition to rare and endangered species, the Everglades are rightly famous for the profusion of bird species found there, with 347 species recorded within the Park boundaries. Some are year-round residents; other just visit for the winter; and still others stop by on their journey to more southern destinations.
The most notable of the wading birds includes the Wood Stork; White and Glossy Ibises; Roseate Spoonbill; Great Blue, Great White and Tricolored Herons; and Snowy and Great Egrets. The endangered Snail Kite is an unusual bird in that it surv