For Reading and Reference
Ashton, Ray Jr., and Patricia Sawyer Ashton. Handbook of Reptiles and Amphibians of Florida. Vol. 1, The Snakes; Vol. 2, Lizards, Turtles and Crocodilians; Vol. 3, The Amphibians. Miami: Windward Publishing, Inc., 1981-88.
Bell, C. Ritchie, and Bryan J. Taylor. Florida Wildflowers and Roadside Plants. Chapel Hill: Laurel Hill Press, 1982.
Cox, W. Eugene. In Pictures—[Everglades]: The Continuing Story. Las Vegas: K. C. Publications, 1989.
Craighead, Frank C. The Role of the Alligator in Shaping Plant [Communities] and Maintaining Wildlife in the Southern [Everglades]. Maitland: Florida Audubon Society, 1969.
de Golia, Jack. [Everglades]: The Story Behind the Scenery. Las Vegas: K.C. Publications, 1981.
Douglas, Marjory Stoneman. [Everglades]: River of Grass. St. Simons Island, Georgia: Mockingbird Books, 1974.
Downs, Dorothy. Miccosukee Arts and Crafts. Miami: Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, 1982.
Hoffmeister, John Edward. Land From Sea: The Geologic Story of South Florida. Coral Gables: University of Miami Press, 1968.
Lane, James A. A Birder’s Guide to Florida. Denver: L&P Press, 1989.
Peterson, Roger Tory. A Field Guide to the Birds East of the Rockies. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980.
Robertson, William B. [Everglades]: The Park Story. Homestead, Florida: Florida National Parks and Monuments Association, Inc., 1989.
Romashko, Sandra. The Shell Book. Miami: Windward Publishing, Inc., 1984.
Stevenson, George B. Trees of the [Everglades] National Park and the Florida [Keys]. Miami: Banyan Books, Inc., 1984.
Tebeau, Charlton E. Man in the [Everglades]. Coral Gables: University of Miami Press, 1968.
Toops, Connie M. The Alligator: Monarch of the [Marsh]. Homestead, Florida: Florida National Parks and Monuments Association, Inc., 1988.
Toops, Connie. [Everglades]. Stillwater, Minnesota: Voyageur Press, 1989.
Truesdell, William G. A Guide to the Wilderness Waterway of the [Everglades] National Park. Coral Gables: University of Miami Press, 1985.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Rare and [Endangered] Fish and Wildlife of the United States. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1964.
Williams, Winston. Florida’s Fabulous Waterbirds: Their Stories. Tampa: Worldwide Printing, 1984.
Zim, Herbert S. [Everglades] National Park and the Nearby Florida [Keys]. New York: Golden Press, 1985.
Rare and [Endangered] Animals
Here is a partial list of the rare and [endangered] species and subspecies found in [Everglades] National Park and Fort Jefferson National Monument.
Mammals Florida Panther (Cougar) West Indian Manatee (Sea Cow) Birds Snail Kite Southern Bald Eagle Arctic Peregrine Falcon Cape Sable Sparrow Wood Stork Red-cockaded Woodpecker Reptiles and Amphibians Green Turtle Eastern Indigo Snake Hawksbill Turtle Loggerhead Turtle American Crocodile