Welcome to the Everglades!

There are many threats to the Everglades. 3 main ones are water control, introduced species, climate change, and invasive species. Invasive species is a main one, so I will talk about that. Invasive species is when a plant or animal from a different place comes to another ecosystem, and all the organisms already there haven’t adapted to being around this new species.

Invasive species usually thrive in their new home, because they have no natural predators. 1.5 million acres of the Everglades have been evaded by nonnative plants. Some invasive species are introduced on purpose, but if they aren’t that can be very bad. They can wipe out tons of other species, and they pose a threat to native species as well.

If you want more detail about this topic, or any of the others listed, there are a lot of websites and people you can talk to, to get more information.