Did You Know...
An uncertain future...
In 2017, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service issued its final rule to downgrade the status of the West Indian manatee from endangered to threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act despite the fact that the best available scientific data and legal standards indicate that downlisting at this time is inappropriate.
This three-million-acre subtropical wetland ecosystem is the source of every drop of water that comes out of your tap.
Simply put, with no Everglades, there is no drinking water for the millions of people who live in South Florida – and without water, this paradise that we love would not exist.
Battered by nutrient pollution, the Everglades is parched in the dry season, with most of its natural water flow siphoned off to accommodate development and agriculture.
