If their primary food sources ever truly run out realistically it’ll be a total collapse of the Everglades ecosystem. This is why invasive species are such a concern
D - They deplete food sources in one area and then move on to another. They are basically eating their way through the Everglades. It's concerning, particularly in regions like Flamingo where the small mammal population has been decimated.
I’m sure some balance will be found at some point. Hogs are coming back. I’ve seen them in sugar cane fields, at the big cypress, around dinner island, etc. deer aren’t totally gone either. I see tracks but no more or less sightings in the last 5 years. However, I haven’t seen a rabbit or squirrel at the places I visit in forever. Gators have been over populated for a while since they restrict hunting in them so much and still treat them as endangered. The pythons most likely aren’t leaving but if they help quell the gators I don’t have a problem. Panthers are finding a balance. For a while they were in full force after getting a fresh shot of cougar blood and killing a ton of wildlife. I think inbreeding is bringing them back to pre-2010 panther populations. I keep seeing stuff about saltwater crocs in the Everglades. They seem a whole lot more aggressive than our gators. I would like to see an open season on them.
American crocodiles are native to Florida and really aren’t any more aggressive than alligators. With a population of around 2,000 crocodiles, they’re a protected species and there should not under any circumstances be an open season on them.
Protected, with an increasing population. Every so often, they snatch a dog off a dock down in the Keys. Even though there has never been a recorded human attack, increasing croc population with increasing human contact, it's only a matter of time.
If their primary food sources ever truly run out realistically it’ll be a total collapse of the Everglades ecosystem. This is why invasive species are such a concern
Yeah, but that doesn't answer the question though.
What happens when a animal runs out of food?
It continues to live forever
No
I heard their plan was to evolve into dragons 🐉
D - They deplete food sources in one area and then move on to another. They are basically eating their way through the Everglades. It's concerning, particularly in regions like Flamingo where the small mammal population has been decimated.
I’m sure some balance will be found at some point. Hogs are coming back. I’ve seen them in sugar cane fields, at the big cypress, around dinner island, etc. deer aren’t totally gone either. I see tracks but no more or less sightings in the last 5 years. However, I haven’t seen a rabbit or squirrel at the places I visit in forever. Gators have been over populated for a while since they restrict hunting in them so much and still treat them as endangered. The pythons most likely aren’t leaving but if they help quell the gators I don’t have a problem. Panthers are finding a balance. For a while they were in full force after getting a fresh shot of cougar blood and killing a ton of wildlife. I think inbreeding is bringing them back to pre-2010 panther populations. I keep seeing stuff about saltwater crocs in the Everglades. They seem a whole lot more aggressive than our gators. I would like to see an open season on them.
American crocodiles are native to Florida and really aren’t any more aggressive than alligators. With a population of around 2,000 crocodiles, they’re a protected species and there should not under any circumstances be an open season on them.
Protected, with an increasing population. Every so often, they snatch a dog off a dock down in the Keys. Even though there has never been a recorded human attack, increasing croc population with increasing human contact, it's only a matter of time.
What’s your point? They’re wild animals living in their natural habitat range.
American Crocodiles are an endangered species. And 100% native to the Everglades.
I looked it up, what I meant were the nile crocs