Update: This story was originally written Monday, May 11. As of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12, the fire has expanded to more than 11,300 acres, and is now 70% contained, per the Florida Forest Service.

Florida’s long-running drought has placed further pressure on the already-imperiled wading birds of the Everglades.

The Max Road Fire in the Everglades has ballooned to over 11,000 acres burned in South Florida.

The Florida Everglades are world-famous, but there is a certain aspect to the vast wetlands that many people are not aware of ...

The wildfire emergency in South Florida continues. As of Thursday morning, two separate brush fires in the Everglades—one sparked Monday, the other Tuesday—have scorched 42,000 acres across western ...