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- Describe and explain the various human impacts on the Everglades.
During the early 20th century, Dredging and Draining had an impact on the Everglades and were caused by humans. This is the removal of waterways (and their contents) to expand fertile land for farming and planting. The removal of these waterways was done without any formal research and ultimately resulted in the loss of habitat. The loss of habitat ranged from birds not being able to wade or feed off the water so they migrate to a different territory to other species being introduced to the new terrain. New species and the loss of others affected population control which disrupted the ecosystem. Another impact that humans have had on the Everglades is the near extinction of certain animals. One, in particular, is the Florida Panther. Giving an approximation, the article suggests there are less than one hundred of these panthers living in the wilderness of South Florida today. Since the early 1800s Florida panthers were hunted regularly. Smart humans sort out bounty hunters to search for and kill Florida Panthers seeing them as a threat to other animals (including humans). The extinction of these mammals will lead to the breakdown of the habitat which can include the loss of forest, grassland, and wetlands. This also decreases the survival rate for other animals that are a part of this same ecosystem.