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Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida national park service
The freshwaters of the Big Cypress Swamp as seen in this wallpaper are essential to the health of the neighboring Everglades and support the rich marine estuaries along Florida’s southwest coast. (Image credit: National Park Service)

The freshwaters of the Big Cypress Swamp as seen in this wallpaper are essential to the health of the neighboring Everglades and support the rich marine estuaries along Florida’s southwest coast. Protecting more than 720,000 acres of this vast swamp, Big Cypress National Preserve contains a mixture of tropical and temperate plant communities that are home to a diversity of wildlife, including the elusive Florida panther.

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