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Crocodile Comeback
Photo by Eric Zamora
If you're planning a trip to the Everglades, keep an eye out for crocodiles.
Not alligators, but the rare Florida variety of crocodiles like the one shown above.
That's good news because in the 1970s their numbers had dropped to 300.
A survey by the University of Florida found that the crocodile population
has rebounded to more than 1000. Frank Mazzotti, who organized the
study as part of the South Florida Restoration Initiative, says that since
young crocodiles are sensitive to pollution, their increasing numbers is a
sign that water flowing into the Everglades from rivers has gotten cleaner.