wetlands

While on holiday she was fascinated by their foraging behaviour as they moved gracefully through the shallow, saline wetlands, filter-feeding for molluscs and crustaceans.

Environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe, whose lands border the site, challenged the project, warning it threatened wetlands that supply water to South Florida.

Experts previously warned the damage to area wetlands and endangered species could undo the Florida's massive effort to restore the Everglades, which has cost the state billions of dollars.

Construction at Alligator Alcatraz could be halted indefinitely in the wake of a lawsuit filed by environmental groups and an Indigenous tribe arguing the detention center’s development on protected wetlands violates environmental laws.

By removing the drainage tiles buried underground and replanting native trees, wildflowers and grasses, they are strategically turning these parcels back into wetlands.