Published on : 30 November 20171 min reading time
An endangered species is a species of plant or animal that, throughout all or a significant portion of its range, is in danger of extinction. Everglades National Park is, or was at one time, home to fifteen endangered species. 

 

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American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Atlantic Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempi)
Atlantic hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Atlantic leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritima mirabilis)
Snail (Everglades) kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus)
Wood stork (Mycteria americana)
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)
Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi)
Key Largo wood rat (Neotoma floridana smalli)
Key Largo cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola)
Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
Schaus swallowtail butterfly (Papilio aristodemus ponceanus)
Garber’s Spurge (Chamaesyce garberi)

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Road trip in Florida

What would a road trip in Florida be without a trip to the famous Everglades Park? If you want to see Florida Alligators, it’s in Everglades National Park.

Located in Miami-Dade County, Everglades Park is an ecosystem filled with marshes, swamps and alligators.I If the Everglades were to be characterized in 3 words: moisture, biodiversity and tranquility.

The Everglades’ biodiversity

Classified as a World Heritage Site, it is one of the richest ecosystems on the planet. You will meet various species of birds, snakes, brown bears, lynxes, crocodiles and alligators, and perhaps its famous Florida panther!