Poaching And Climate Change Threaten Endangered Plants In Everglades

MIAMI, FL - MARCH 16: The western edge of home construction butts up against agricultural fields near the sensitive ecological landscape of the Everglades National Park, home to many endangered and rare plants on March 16, 2015 in Miami, Florida. The Institute for Regional Conservation released a 10 year report authored by George D. Gann, Chief Conservation Strategist The Institute for Regional Conservation, that included information on 59 rare and endangered plants, many of which used to flourished in South Florida and now are barely clinging to existence, in the Everglades and nearby protected areas. The report provides park managers recommendations on habitat management in the face of potential impacts of sea level rise, invasive exotic species and other threats to the health of the ecosystem. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)