Severe drought strains wildlife and tourism in Florida's Everglades

The Florida Everglades are suffering from extreme drought these days. In the largest wetland in the United States, water scarcity has killed numerous fish, endangering alligators and paralysing tourist businesses. Marshall Jones points out one of the seven hydro-slips with which he walks tourists through this southern region where his family settled five generations ago. The boat, which is always afloat, rests on the mainland on a dry canal. “Ma…

Due to the drought, there are not only fewer insects to eat, but they are also more difficult for birds to get out of the ground.

Everglades National Park, the largest wetland in the United States in Florida, is affected by an extreme drought that kills fish, endangers alligators and paralyses tourism.

Severe drought strains wildlife and tourism in Florida's Everglades

At Everglades National Park in Florida, severe drought dries up not only the habitat that wildlife depends on, but the tourism industry in the largest wetland in the United States.

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The exceptional drought this spring threatens to have disastrous consequences for birds. The Bird Protection Society warns of this. "Birds' habitats are under pressure and their food is becoming increasingly scarce. Marshes, fens and meadows are drying up and the number of available insects and soil animals is decreasing," says bird conservationist Bernard de Jong, summarizing the threats to birds.