Though the Burmese python is arguably the largest and most well-known invasive species in the Everglades, it is actually not the species that poses the greatest threat to the wildlife natives of the area. The biggest threat comes in a much smaller package – the Argentine black and white tegu, a species of lizard that […]
Because about a third of Everglades National Park is covered in water, it should come as no surprise that the Everglades is not only a beautiful place to explore, but also an excellent place to fish. Fishermen come from all over the world to fish the freshwater, saltwater, and brackish waters of the Everglades, where […]
While the American black vulture is certainly not the most beautiful bird in the Everglades or the one with the best reputation, it might be one of the more interesting birds in not only the Everglades, but the entire world. Because the circling of vultures in the sky can often be a sign that something […]
American alligators and American crocodiles have a few things in common, the most important being that both creatures strike fear into the hearts of people and small dogs throughout Florida and the Southern United States. Both alligators and crocodiles are some of the most feared and respected predators on earth, both with coveted spots very […]
In January of this year, Florida Governor Rick Scott announced that he would be adding $130 million to the annual budget request to continue work on restoring the Florida Everglades. The budget request is a $60 million increase over last year, and is merely the beginning of an $880 million plan for restoration approved by […]
Every visitor to the Everglades will see a few of the usual suspects – alligators, frogs, birds – as well as a few species that are relatively new to the area. Once such species is the Burmese python – a species of snake that was not present in South Florida at all previous to 1979, […]
If the National Parks Service in Homestead, Florida gets their way, private airboat tours of the Florida Everglades will become a thing of the past. Current airboat tour companies, such as Captain Mitch’s, will be among the last to offer tours of the mangroves and wetlands of South Florida. Over the next fifteen to twenty […]
Capt Mitch House and his family have a long history with airboats. Starting in 1942 Capt Barrel Head House built his first airboat. While fishing the out of flamingo fl the eastern gate way to the Everglades national park. The first airboat tours in the south west Florida were run by Great granddad Barrel Head […]
Everglades City, Florida, is a small community in southern Florida. It is a small island and one of the ten thousand islands ( 10,000 islands) in the Everglades National Park. This small city was the founding county seat of Collier County. Collier County was created by Barron Collier when he bought part of Lee County […]
