#everglades

#everglades

Driving the news: Trump rejected a measure to ease payments for a long-planned water pipeline supporting southeastern Colorado and another that would have expanded the Miccosukee Tribe's reserved area in theFlorida Everglades, the White House announced Tuesday. Both bills swept through Capitol Hill earlier this month. To override his vetoes, both houses of Congress would need to vote by a two-thirds margin - a feat rarely achieved. Congress has done it before to Trump, overriding his veto of a defense funding billat the end of his first term.

The University of Florida and the South Florida Water Management District developed the python-hunting tech this year, crafting remote-controlled, solar-powered stuffed rabbits that look and even smell like the real thing. The robo-rabbits also emit a realistic heat signature, sending the message to heat-sensing snakes in nearby swamps that dinner is served. Unbeknownst to the snakes, the robotic rabbits are also equipped with cameras that scan for pythons who have taken an interest in them.

Big Momma moves towards her nest, made of mud, grass, and debris, to protect her eggs in the Everglades. She lives at the Clyde Butcher Big Cypress Gallery.

The construction of a massive airport in the Everglades was halted in 1970 due to public outcry over environmental degradation being caused by human development.

President Donald Trump plans to visit a new immigration detention center in the Everglades, which is expected to open and house immigrants by Tuesday.