Culturally, the Big Cypress Swamp has served as home and refuge to many people throughout time including the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, the Seminole Tribe of Florida and early settlers.
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Fed animals often end up as dead animals. Please do not feed any of the wildlife within the Preserve. This bear was fed and eventually became a nuisance. Nuisance wildlife is sometimes removed, but typically does not survive.