I am not a believer that draining a swamp works. The problem is not the swamp; the problem is the alligators in the swamp. I am a firm believer in killing alligators.
As the swamp gets drained, the alligators and snapping turtles will be setting out overland, and in passage, they may be even more dangerous to those who encounter them.
Alligator shoes should come back into fashion.