Everglades National Park

The Florida Everglades National Park is famous for rich variety of animals and plants. Everglades National Park in southern Florida was authorized in 1934 but not established until 1947. Its 1,506,500 acres of subtropical wilderness are home to a rich variety of wildlife. Forested areas, where palm, live oak, pine, mahogany, and cypress grow, are home to the endangered cougar, as well as black bear, raccoon, and deer; marshes and waterways host the alligator, turtle, manatee, and the endangered crocodile; and in coastal bays one can find shark, tarpon, dolphin, and sea trout. The entire area known as the Everglades is an environment whose deterioration requires remedial action.