The country’s first national preserve, Big Cypress protects 729,000 acres of wetlands that ... that are home to more than 100 endangered and threatened animals and plants such as the Florida panther, ...

Big Cypress National Preserve is a fundamental component of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem that includes, to its south and east respectively, Everglades and Biscayne National Parks. The Greater ...

Big Cypress National Preserve is part of the western Everglades, a unit of the National Park System. It provides vital habitat for endangered Florida panthers and Florida bonneted bats, as well as ...

WASHINGTON— More than 100 conservation groups and businesses urged the U.S. Department of the Interior today to deny requests to drill for oil in Big Cypress National Preserve. The preserve, which is ...

Did you know South Florida has three national parks and a national preserve right in our backyard? Big Cypress National Preserve ... of unique or endangered plant and animal species.