The Everglades' eclectic alligators are surprisingly diverse builders, bodyguards, commuters, and health-bringing engineers.

The Everglades is more than just swamps, fan boats and alligators and restoration efforts impact more than the land between ...

Alligators are stewards of the land the entire year. And particularly during South Florida's dry season, they play a vital ...

From the edge of the Miccosukee Indian Reservation, in the north of the Florida Everglades, it is a short fan-boat ride through grassy swamp to get to an island that 18-year-old Hector Tigertail's ...

There have been 490 alligator attacks in Florida since 1948, including 27 that were fatal, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Florida drew a record 142.9 million visitors in 2024. The state’s nature guides and other ecotourism experts say it could do ...

ISLAMORADA, Fla. (AP) — The Everglades is more than just swamps, fan boats and alligators and restoration efforts impact more than the land between Florida's east and west coasts. ISLAMORADA ...

Mike Heithaus, professor of biological sciences at Florida International ... times for most critters in the Everglades." Those who live up close with alligators see other qualities.

Alligators are stewards of the land the entire year. And particularly during South Florida’s dry season, they play a vital role. During the dry season, the entire Everglades dries up and there ...