UNESCO WHS - Everglades National Park - Manatee Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Everglades National Park - Manatee - Everglades National Park is the largest designated sub-tropical wilderness reserve on the North American continent. Its juncture at the interface of temperate and sub-tropical America, fresh and brackish water, shallow bays and deeper coastal waters creates a complex of habitats supporting a high diversity of flora and fauna. It contains the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere, the largest continuous stand of sawgrass prairie and the most significant breeding ground for wading birds in North America. The Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) or "sea cow" is the largest surviving member of the aquatic mammal order Sirenia. Manatees are obligate herbivores, have developed vocal communication abilities and are covered in highly sensitive vibrissae that are used for feeding and navigation. Manatees are estimated to live 50 years or more in the wild. World Heritage Sites in the USA - Name: Everglades National Park Animal: Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Country: United States of America Location: Florida Inscription: 1979 Category: Natural (viii)(ix)(x) Unesco Ref: 76 (Heritage in Danger) Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the site.