Airboat Accident

Friday December 13, 2024 OCHOPEE, Fla.–Wooten’s Everglades Airboat Tours regrets that a collision involving two airboats occurred this afternoon. We immediately contacted local area emergency authorities, who responded rapidly to the scene, providing care to the passengers. Following the accident, we began working with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the sheriff’s office to aid in their investigations, which …

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A Sanctuary for Wildlife in the Everglades

Master naturalist Bob McConville published a story about Wooten’s Animal Sanctuary in the Coastal Breeze News. He talks about our tigers and lioness, as well as alligators, crocodiles, snakes, and more. Thanks, Bob! Read the full article.

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Aashish Patel

The New Gladesmen

The Florida Weekly Business Observer recently wrote an article about the owners of Wooten’s. Here’s an excerpt: Since they acquired Wooten’s one year ago, the Patels estimate 100,000 visitors have come through the gates of the property that hugs U.S. 41. So far, they’ve spent $600,000 fixing up the place, including animal enclosures that house 60 alligators, two panthers, two …

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