Description:

In episode 11.5 Danielle speaks with Everglades National Park volunteer and naturalist Carmen Ferreiro about the Everglades ecosystem and the biodiversityfound in this rich and fragile environment.

Discussion includes the following:

· Volunteering at the park (1:55)

· Ecosystem and biodiversity of Everglades (4:30)

· Threats to the Everglades (6:44)

· Alligators and crocodiles are indicator animals for health of ecosystem (8:45)

Resources:

Everglades: Animals

Carmen Ferreiro Naturalist Photography

Monitoring American Alligators and American Crocodiles as Indicators of Everglades Restoration

Long Pine Key Trails

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Florida Panther 

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