Anhinga Trail

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Anhinga Trail

| image = Anhinga Trail boardwalk.JPG

| caption = Overlook from Anhinga Trail boardwalk looking north. Other part of trail boardwalk visible in background.

| location = Everglades National Park

| nearest_city = Florida City, Florida

| coordinates = {{coord|25|22|54|N|80|36|35|W|display=inline,title}}

| area =

| added = November 5, 1996

| locmapin = USA Florida#USA

| refnum = 96001178{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

| mpsub = Archeological Resources of Everglades National Park MPS

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The Anhinga Trail is a short trail (about 0.4 miles) in the Everglades National Park. Located 4 miles from the park entrance, it starts at the Royal Palm Visitor Center. The trail is a paved walkway and a boardwalk over Taylor Slough, a freshwater sawgrass marsh. Abundant wildlife is visible from the trail, including alligators, turtles, anhingas, herons, and egrets. It is one of the most popular trails in the park.{{cite web |title=Anhinga Trail |url=https://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/anhinga-trail.htm |website=Everglades National Park |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=May 2, 2021}} On November 5, 1996, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

In 2003, tourists witnessed a fight between an alligator and a Burmese python which went on for 24 hours, until a larger alligator joined the fight and the snake escaped. Video and news coverage of the fight was widespread and brought attention to the spread of the python, an invasive species, in the Everglades.

References

Bibliography

{{cite news |last=Bilger |first= Burkhard |title= Swamp things: Florida's uninvited predators |work= The New Yorker |page= 80 |volume= 85 |issue= 10 |date= April 20, 2009}}
{{cite book |last= Hammer |first= Roger L. |title=A FalconGuide to Everglades National Park and the Surrounding Area 2005: a Guide to Exploring the Great Outdoors |location= Guilford, CT |publisher= Globe Pequot |date= 2005}}

External links

[https://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/anhinga-trail.htm Anhinga Trail] – Everglades National Park – National Park Service
[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Dade/state.html Dade County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121202142821/http://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/upload/Everglades-Park-Map-FY10-1-2.pdf Everglades National Park Map] at [http://www.nps.gov National Park Service]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20061007052031/http://www.birdingamerica.com/Florida/anhingatrail.htm The Anhinga Trail] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20060918225806/http://www.birdingamerica.com/ Birding America]
[http://www.naturescapes.net/perspective/florida.htm#anhinga Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Homestead Florida] at [http://www.naturescapes.net Naturescapes.net]
[https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=25.382611,-80.608116&spn=0.004449,0.007231&t=k&om=1 Aerial close-up of Anhinga Trail]

Gallery

Anhingatrailalligator.jpg|One of the many alligators visible from the Anhinga Trail boardwalk.

Everglades double crested cormorant.jpg|A double-crested cormorant on a railing

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Miami-Dade County, Florida

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Everglades National Park