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GATOR NUGGETS SUMMER 2023 There is no place on Earth like the Everglades and no where else can you experience it like you can on a day trip eco-tour with the Everglades Day Safari.  WHY CHOOSE US? -The Everglades Day Safari is the only Florida SEE certified safari. -We are permitted to operate in Big Cypress National Preserve. -We are a locally owned company. -We offer small, personal tours. -We have never and will never feed or harass wildlife. -We employee local guides who have strong ties to the Everglades. -Our tours are fun, educational and one-of-a-kind. QUOTE OF THE MONTH “August is the slow, gentle month that stretches out the longest across the span of a year. It yawns and lingers on with the light in its palms.” — Victoria Erickson Each Everglades Day Safari Adventure Includes: * Round-trip transportation from Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ft. Myers, and Naples in an air-conditioned custom tour van. * A well-educated, highly-trained naturalist guide. * A nature walk under the canopy of towering bald cypress in Big Cypress National Preserve. * A scenic boat cruise into the Ten Thousand Islands mangrove forest in Everglades National Park. * A delicious lunch at a restaurant in the heart of the Everglades. * A wildlife drive through the sawgrass savannas and cypress forests of Big Cypress National Preserve. * And a spectacular airboat ride through sawgrass prairies and pond apple forests.    MEET OUR STAFF WEST COAST OPERATIONS  Pete Zak  Heidi  Rhett  Bushman SAWFISH Sawfish are cartoonish looking fish that resemble a shark but with a saw for a nose, also known as their rostrum. Their elongated rostrum has around 20-30 teeth on each side that are used for sensing, hunting, and defense. They are in the order Rajiformes which are flattened cartilaginous fishes related to sharks such as skates and rays. The smalltooth sawfish are found in tropical and subtropical areas of the Atlantic Ocean including the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. They are mostly found in coastal marine and estuarine waters near mangroves. Individuals have been found up to 18 feet long. Sawfish were hunted nearly to extinction in the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s. They were captured for their unusual appearance and their saw-like rostrums were used as trophies. Today they are listed as critically endangered as their range has greatly reduced in size. Scientists estimate that the sawfish population in the United States is less than 5% of the historical population. Sawfish are often seen during the boat rides of Everglades Day Safari ecotours through the Everglades National Park.    EAST COAST OPERATIONS  Jason  Julio  Lia  Marc  PROUND MEMBER OF THE FLORIDA SOCIETY FOR ETICHAL ECOTOURISM FloridaSEE.org MEET OUR NEWEST MIAMI TOUR GUIDE STACY  Stacy Originally from Long Island, New York, Stacy moved to Miami in 2010 to pursue her master’s degree at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. While completing her degree, Stacy found her love for Miami and the surrounding areas in part due to its ease of access to the nearby Everglades and Big Cypress ecosystems. After visiting the Everglades for the first time she was hooked and took every opportunity to learn more and go back whenever she could. The vastness and constant unknown of what you will encounter on each visit keeps her going back every chance she gets. She loves “how you can go to the same place a million times but each time you have a completely different experience!” FOR INFORMATION & RESERVATIONS PLEASE CALL EVERGLADES DAY SAFARI AT (239) 472-1599 Visit our website at the link below. ECOSAFARI.COM |