- A purple gallinule walks across lily pads in Everglades National Park, Shutterstock photo
No one knows national parks better than the park rangers who call them home. This is particularly the case in the Everglades—the third largest national park in the lower 48. A maze of mangroves, swamps, rivers, mud flats and tropical hardwood forests, this wilderness holds many secrets and is home to a unique set of species.
