In the mid-1800s, the wetlands of southern Florida covered an area of almost nine million acres and remained an untamed wilderness into the early 1900s. One hundred years later, the area that once stretched from Lake Okeechobee all the way to the Gulf of Mexico, has now been reduced by more than 50 percent. The Everglades have changed greatly, some due to natural factors but most changes have been a result of human interaction. These …showed first 75 words of 977 total…

…showed last 75 words of 977 total…come to south Florida each year. n 39 million people vacation here some years (10) n Everglades National Park is in the top five tourist destinations in the nation; n The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is the number one dive destination in the world. (2) n 1995 tourism-related revenues were $14 billion The historic Everglades the four-fifths that lie outside of the national park -- feel this population pressure. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited Page Environmental Ethics: Divergence and Convergence