Everglades National Park

Everglades National Park is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. It occupies 20% of the area of Florida and is the third largest national park in the United States, after Death Valley and Yellowstone. 86% of the park is declared a “wildlife area”. There is no economic activity in the park, there is a small staff serving only the main visitor center. About one million people visit the park every year.

Several road and hiking routes have been laid along the territory of the park, the most famous of which is Ankhinga Trail. Visitors can see at close range rare species of wild birds and animals, such as large blue herons or eared cormorants, as well as American alligators.

More than 2,000 different plant species are registered in the park. Mangrove coastal forests, freshwater swamps, prairies, cypress domes and pine woodlands differ markedly from each other in the composition of plants, animals and birds. Also in the park you can find 36 species of animals listed in the Red Book. This is an American crocodile, 4 species of sea turtles, Florida panthers.