Everglades National Park–one of the world's great biological wonders
<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Everglades">Everglades</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sandy">sandy</span> <span word="coastlines">coastlines</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="rides">rides</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Miami">Miami</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="wilderness">wilderness</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="Everglades">Everglades</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="subtropical">subtropical</span> <span word="wilderness">wilderness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="species">species</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yellowstone">Yellowstone</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Everglades">Everglades</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Truman">Truman</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Everglades">Everglades</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Everglades">Everglades</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="biological">biological</span> <span word="wonders">wonders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="expansive">expansive</span> <span word="wetlands">wetlands</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="hectares">hectares</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="species">species</span>.</p><p><span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="environments">environments</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Everglades">Everglades</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="mangrove">mangrove</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cypress">cypress</span> <span word="swamps">swamps</span>, <span word="estuaries">estuaries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="marshes">marshes</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span>-<span word="forties">forties</span>, <span word="Marjory">Marjory</span> <span word="Stoneman">Stoneman</span> <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="called">called</span>, “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Everglades">Everglades</span>: <span word="River">River</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Grass">Grass</span>.” <span word="She">She</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="as">as</span>, “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="liquid">liquid</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>.”</p><p><span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="parks">parks</span>, <span word="Everglades">Everglades</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Everglades">Everglades</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="panther">panther</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="crocodile">crocodile</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="manatee">manatee</span>.</p>
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