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The Everglades Story

Focus How were the Everglades and the animals living there affected

by people’s actions?

e.g. Because people were using the land, mainly for agriculture, snowy egret

the Everglades started to dry up and become smaller. This

affected the animals because suddenly, they had less area

to live or to find food.
wood stork

tree frog

For thousands of years, water spilled over

the banks of Lake Okeechobee in Florida. The

Florida panther
water slowly flowed downhill over grasslands

and into the ocean.

alligator

Unit 12 | The Everglades Story