Everglades National Park - Wood Stork Shuffle

The video discusses the role of Everglades National Park in supporting bird species, focusing on the wood stork, North America's only stork species. It highlights the wood stork's unique feeding behavior, which involves using its beak to feel for prey in water. The video explains the environmental challenges faced by wood storks due to human intervention in water levels, leading to their endangered status. Conservation efforts in South Florida aim to restore natural water flow to support the wood stork population. The video also provides information on where to observe wood storks in the park.

Describe the unique feeding behavior of the wood stork.

What adaptations does the wood stork have for finding its prey?

How has human activity affected the wood stork population?

What role does Everglades National Park play in the life cycle of the wood stork?

What efforts are being made to restore the natural water flow in the Everglades?

What is the significance of the winter dry down for the wood stork?

Where are some locations within Everglades National Park where wood storks can be observed?