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Should We Drain the Everglades?

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62 points ksymph | 1 comments | 16 Sep 25 19:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.212s | source
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SilverElfin ◴[16 Sep 25 22:18 UTC] No.45268956[source]▶
One thing I don’t understand is why so many appreciate the Everglades. To me a landscape infested with aggressive animals (gators) doesn’t sound attractive or safe. Between them and the invasive snakes I feel like you would need to be on guard all the time. Maybe drain it, replace it with different animals that are friendly, and then refill it. I’m only sort of joking.
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1. CGMthrowaway ◴[16 Sep 25 22:21 UTC] No.45268999[source]▶
During the lockdown I canoed thru the everglades and camped on the islands as it was one of the only places open. It's a lot more than gators. I saw a family of dolphins teaching their child to swim and jump. The fishing is incredible. The gators arent the worst pest (the biting insects are). You can spot manatee. Of course it's a paradise for birds. And that way that mangroves ultimately create dry land from nothing is quite amazing.