re: Florida - As the swamp burns - Updated 2023 Deeprig continues to fan the flames

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"Fire helps a swamp stay a swamp," Cagle said. In the absence of fire, species such as hardwoods would encroach and knock back the swamp.

Without fires, the resulting change in the ecosystem would create a poor habitat for the swamp's wildlife, including the American alligator, wading birds, water fowl and migratory birds, Meyer said.

He tells his students that the fire is as much a part of the swamp as wildlife like the alligator

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