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Living with alligators is a reality most Arkansans in the southern half of the state are aware of, with many people feeling ...
South Arkansas has a lot of alligators and the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission has joined with other state agencies to ...
At Everglades National Park in Florida, severe drought dries up not only the habitat that wildlife depends on, but the ...
Wildlife biologists have six GatorWise Basics to help residents and visitors stay safe while ensuring alligators remain wild.
Alligators thrive in the Nueces River’s lower reaches, where the water slows and wetlands expand. The mix of freshwater and brackish conditions provides a diverse habitat and allows these ...
the arrival of rifle-wielding European settlers into the wetlands of Florida and Louisiana drove this evolutionary line to the verge of extinction. More than 10 million alligators were killed by ...
Tips from the FWC: Approximately 1.3 million American alligators call the Sunshine State home, and no county in the state is gator-free. They will live in any wetland where the gators find enough ...
lakes and wetlands. The alligator reproduction season starts in April and ends in September, typically along this timeline, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...
But the wetlands can’t adapt if the seawater moves in faster than they can make soil. The Alligator River project aims to buy time for the ecosystem to retreat intact. Boutin and co-workers hope ...
An American alligator like this one cruises the ponds and waterways of the South Tibwin Unit of the Francis Marion National Forest near McClellanville. The conservation area is home to the he ...