1. “Saving the Everglades” Vocabulary

2. soggy Some animals make their soggy homes in the watery Everglades.

3. soggy very wet or damp

4. lurk What dangers lurk in the damp Everglades?

5. lurk lie hidden, especially to attack

6. wildlife Many people might think the dangers are the wildlife,such as alligators, crocodiles, or snakes.

7. wildlife wild animals that live naturally in an area

8. instance But in this instance, the case of people versus the Everglades, scientists believe people are the real danger.

9. instance an example; case

10. importance Scientists want people to understand the importance and meaning of preserving the Everglades.

11. importance state of having great value or meaning

12. compares No other place in the world compares to it.

13. compares to say or think something is like something else