Poaching And Climate Change Threaten Endangered Plants In Everglades

MIAMI, FL - MARCH 16: George D. Gann (L), chief conservation strategist for the Institute for Regional Conservation; and Jimi Sadle, botanist at Everglades National Park walk through the Everglades National Park as they give a tour highlighting endangered plants on March 16, 2015 in Miami, Florida. The Institute for Regional Conservation released a 10-year report authored by Mr. Gann that included information on 59 rare and endangered plants, many of which used to flourished in South Florida and now are barely clinging to existence in the Everglades and nearby protected areas. The report provides park managers recommendations on habitat management in the face of potential impacts of sea level rise, invasive exotic species and other threats to the health of the ecosystem. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)