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FLORIDA CITY, Fla.— When President Harry Truman dedicated Everglades National Park on an historic Saturday, Dec. 6, 1947 – 60 years ago this December – he marked the end of a long, complicated process– including survey expeditions, committee investigations and negotiations over oil rights – that consumed much of theRead More…

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – On Aug. 3, 2006, a two-week-old manatee was rescued off the coast of Grand Cayman Island. The manatee, which is not native to Grand Cayman, would not have survived very long without its mother and all the salt water. Environmental specialists concluded the animal to be fromRead More…

SHARK VALLEY, Fla. — Thirty-two years ago, Alagoii, dressed in hand-woven clothing, was making colorful necklaces for herself by carefully picking up tiny plastic beads with a needle under a chickee hut newly built for her marriage. On a winter day a few weeks ago, she was still under aRead More…

SHARK VALLEY, Fla.— For any nature lover, the raw beauty of the Florida Everglades is inspiring. Its rugged landscape of tall green and brown sawgrass amidst the dark, swampy waters is home to mammoth alligators, long-billed waterfowl of many kinds, sharp-eyed hawks, lurking snakes and rare, magnificent panthers. The craftsRead More…

FLORIDA CITY, Fla.— Hiking or canoeing through Everglades National Park can be a formidable challenge, even for a seasoned outdoor enthusiast. Fortunately, navigating the universe of information about the park is not nearly as daunting a task. “A little bit of research can make all the difference,” Steve Dukovich, aRead More…

FLORIDA CITY, Fla.— Underneath the boardwalk, an alligator looks up at family staring down at it, lifts its head out of the water, opens its mouth wide and lets out a growling roar, before it descends back into its swampy abode. This is the Everglades National Park. It is inRead More…

HOMESTEAD, Fla.— The story first exploded on the pages of the National Examiner, typically not the most common source for news, but this story is real – Pythons are invading the Florida Everglades. In January 2003, hundreds of Everglades National Park tourists witnessed a 24-hour struggle between an alligator andRead More…

FLAMINGO, Fla. – After driving over 20 miles the final destination was a desolate ghost town that stretched on for what seemed like forever. The construction equipment and looming grey clouds from the morning rain seemed to be a reminiscent of the 2005 hurricane season that left this area inRead More…

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla.— Ernesto Londono, a fellow Miami Hurricane reporter, veered his sporty yellow Jeep Wrangler onto the grass shoulder of Highway 9336. We almost missed the small clearing carved in the dense tropical hardwoods that lined both sides of the highway. “Pick me up in an hour,” IRead More…

FLORIDA CITY, Fla.— On a long trip to the Everglades there is always the need to refuel— not just your car— but your body, too. As you take a trip to visit Everglades National Park, there is a short stop you must make on the corner of SW 192nd Street,Read More…