Imagine yourself as a modern-day alligator in central Florida, where 12 acres of wild land is sacrificed to development every hour. This is a story about what happens when the South’s creatures no longer have room to move — and about a project aimed at preserving the few corridors that connect what remains of the wild land.

This is Florida’s new reality. The stats confirm it: Every day, 1,000 new people move to the state, and each hour, 12 acres of land is developed.

Imagine yourself as a modern-day alligator in central Florida, where 12 acres of wild land is sacrificed to development every hour. This is a story about what happens when the South’s creatures no longer have room to move — and about a project aimed at preserving the few corridors that connect what remains of the wild land.

This is Florida’s new reality. The stats confirm it: Every day, 1,000 new people move to the state, and each hour, 12 acres of land is developed.