American Alligator
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Hezbollah aids baby sea turtles - 19 Aug 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full article American Alligator -- The American Alligator is a member of one of the three families of crocodile-like reptiles, whose members are living
Day Trips: Choke Canyon park offers fishing, birding, camping - 19 Aug 2007
Bryan College Station Eagle,The park is part of the westernmost range of the American alligator. Mesa said the reptiles can grow to 10 feet long, and they're timid if left alone.
Alligator Season Now Open - Aug 15, 2007
Tampa Tribune,And for those who lack expertise in snagging an American alligator, known as alligator mississippiensis in scholarly circles, there are plenty of licensed
Florida's Alligator Hunting Season will Begin August 15, 2007 - Aug 13, 2007
Wakulla.com,The American Alligator is classified by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a species with similarity of appearance (its appearance is similar to the
El Legatro - The American Alligator - Aug 8, 2007
American Chronicle,Without doubt, the best-known predator of southern wetlands is the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). The name “alligator� is derived from the
See you later, alligator - Aug 17, 2007
Hope Star,...at Conway and some graduate students traveled to Fulton to collect the 43 eggs that were found as part of their research on the American alligator.
Releasing alligator an irresponsible act - Jul 26, 2007
Reading Eagle,The Issue: A 4-foot-long American alligator is captured along the banks of the Iron Stone Creek near Iron Stone Recreation Area.
Reggie's a reptile LA can truly look up to - Aug 12, 2007
Los Angeles Daily News,Reggie, who is an American alligator, was dealt a bad hand in life, but he not only survived, he succeeded and turned his tale of woe into one of
Pot Search Uncovers Alligator Heads In Freezer - Jul 27, 2007
Springdale Morning News,Deputies searched his home and found three American alligator heads in a freezer in a workshop. Arkansas Game & Fish officers took the alligator heads and
Bear Hollow's growing gator needs larger habitat - Aug 3, 2007
Online Athens (subscription),Karl Enter, director of zoological park administration at Bear Hollow Wildlife Trail, stands next to Dill Pickle, a 41/2-foot-long American alligator.
State fair kicks off Wednesday - Aug 2, 2007
Southside Times,The show educates people about the American alligator. It’s funny and dangerous stunts that will keep kids in their seats. The show will be in Riley Fun
LA Zoo Welcomes Reggie The Alligator - Aug 10, 2007
LA Canyon News,A seven and a half foot-long American alligator, Reggie became a local hero and a media sensation after he was discovered in August of 2005, swimming within
Reggie, the 'A-list' alligator, will see you later at the LA Zoo - Aug 10, 2007
Los Angeles Daily News,By now, the rise to fame of the 7 1/ 2-foot, 114-pound American alligator has become inscribed in LA legend. How the alligator, first dubbed "Harbor City
Elvis....In Beckley? - Jul 22, 2007
WVVA TV,Just the chance to meet Elvis, the one-year-old American Alligator, had children lined up in droves. Owner of Elvis, Ed Crocker of Sarasota, Florida,
Alligators and humans: A FRAGILE TRUCE - Jul 28, 2007
Charlotte Sun-Herald,One can only imagine how early Spanish explorers reacted upon first confronting the American alligator. It is from their language that the animal derived
Endangered Species Act the saving grace for many animals - Aug 7, 2007
Sun-Sentinel.com,The American alligator also suffered from hunting and habitat loss. Listed in 1967, it has been downlisted to "threatened" but remains protected from
'Nothing says American like cowboy boots' - Aug 1, 2007
Maryland Gazette,Just last week, a regular customer from Glen Burnie spent $1200 on a pair of boots made from the belly skin of an American alligator.
Aug. 7: Scheduled Indiana State Fair events for today: - Aug 7, 2007
Anderson Herald Bulletin,...the Alligator — This fun and informative show entertains fairgoers for all 12 days of the fair to educate people about the American alligator.
Exotic pets pose risks to native species - Aug 1, 2007
New Scientist (subscription),Even the top local predator, the American alligator, is not immune. The Burmese python is just one of hundreds of potentially harmful species of wild
How Georgia saved the Bald Eagle - Aug 15, 2007
Camden County Tribune,The list of species include the shortnosed sturgeon, snail darter, Kirtland's warbler, whooping crane, grey bat, red-cockaded woodpecker, American alligator
NEW YORK TIMES - Aug 9, 2007
National Review Online Blogs,The former speaker will have in tow a baby American alligator, a hedgehog tenrec, a barred owl, a leopard gecko and a bunny. Gingrich, through his "American
Runaway gator earns family a court date - Jul 31, 2007
Columbus Dispatch,Irwin, a 3-pound, 28-inch-long American alligator, hopped his harness last week and made straight for a 2-acre lake that borders Dave Tolley's Powell
Man arrested on drug charges - Jul 27, 2007
Baxter Bulletin,During a search on the property, investigators allegedly found three American alligator heads in the freezer, according to the release.
Bindi Irwin's show to feature Bear Country - Aug 13, 2007
Rapid City Journal,The episode Bear Country is featured in is called “American Beauties,� and is about animals native to North America such as the American alligator,
Birds make comeback - Aug 1, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution,Kirtland's warbler, whooping crane, gray bat, red-cockaded woodpecker, American alligator, the wood stork, Atlantic piping plover and Florida manatee.
Head to museum to understand Horry County's history, beauty - Jul 23, 2007
Myrtle Beach Sun News,Exhibits include information on the American alligator, the American black bear and birds of prey; the history of loggers and locomotives and American
Keep protecting endangered species; look to bald eagle - Aug 7, 2007
Palm Beach Post,Florida panther - which surely needs its designation under the Endangered Species Act if any species does - American crocodile and American alligator,
Column - Hodges: How Texas saved symbol of the Land of the Free - Aug 5, 2007
Amarillo.com (subscription),Other species include the Big Bend gambusia (a fish), the whooping crane, American burying beetle, American alligator and Texas wild rice.
Wildlife event just gets better - Aug 10, 2007
Hattiesburg American,Besides, with my luck, I'd stick my arm into a hole not occupied by a snapping turtle, but rather Mississippi's largest reptile, the American alligator.
Today's Agenda - Jul 22, 2007
Fort Worth Star Telegram,See and learn about the American alligator from 1 to 3 pm at the Hardwicke Interpretive Center at the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, 9601 Fossil Ridge
Animal show thrills Winstead students Nov 17, 2006
However, when Dan Breeding, wildlife educator and animal trainer, brought out the 7-foot American alligator, screams erupted at Winstead Avenue Elementary ... - Rocky Mount Telegram,
Reptiles Surround Live Oak Kids Nov 19, 2006
...with the collection of animals, which included both a mangrove and black throat monitor lizard, two red-tailed boa constrictors, an American alligator, a blue ... - Signal,
Florida alligator comeback may ease hunting rules Nov 1, 2006
...boom is prompting state wildlife officials to reconsider hunting restrictions that continued to protect the species after the American alligator came off the ... - Scotsman,
Alligators sighted in the bays around Capri Nov 9, 2006
Authorities connected with the Everglades National Park write that "the range of the American Alligator extends south from coastal swamps in North and South ... - Marco Island Sun-Times,
Wildlife officers looking for animal killer Oct 24, 2006
Word is going to travel. That's how a lot of cases are solved.". Officers say this is a serious crime, because the American alligator is a protected species. ... - WWAY NewsChannel 3,
A wild time with Corwin Nov 5, 2006
DeIulis, a 6-year-old student at Aborn Elementary School in Lynn, was called up on stage to assist Corwin when he brought out a 60-pound American alligator. ... - The Daily Item of Lynn,
'Hanna's Animals' captures attention with exotic species Oct 24, 2006
...these animals. A common example is the American alligator, which is only inches long when it's born but can grow to 14 feet. "After ... - Daily Kent Stater,
Rare albino alligator returns to zoo Nov 5, 2006
A rare white American alligator has returned to the Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park after spending the summer in an Ohio zoo. ... - Arizona Republic,
Police report Nov 4, 2006
...(SJCSO). Who: Hughes, Bryan Jason, 41, Hastings. Charge: Taking or attempting to take an alligator, feed any wild American alligator. (SJCSO). ... - St. Augustine Record (subscription),
Mercury pollution broadens Oct 28, 2006
Indiana bat. Reptiles and amphibians: American alligator, bullfrog, snapping turtle, crayfish, and two-lined salamander. Aquatic ... - Florida Today,
Exotic animals seized in raids Oct 28, 2006
In Hawthorn, an Indonesian man was arrested for possessing a North American alligator, considered a major risk to humans and Australian wildlife. ... - Melbourne Herald Sun,
Sheep Pasture programs announced 31 Mar 2006
Rainforest Reptiles will be at Sheep Pasture with a menagerie of reptiles including lizards, turtles, a really BIG snake and an American alligator. ...
Easton Journal,
Front Page 31 Mar 2006
Courtney Jeadtke, as Peter Pan, looks on with Happy, an American alligator in the currenproduction of "Peter Pan and the Perils of Pixie." It's all part of the ...
Moorpark Acorn,
Reptile chic: UF wildlife ecologist says Florida alligator farmers ... Mar 27, 2006
...director for American Tanning and Leather Company in Griffin, Ga., buys skins from producers all over the world but prefers American alligator skins because of ...
University of Florida,
Endangered Species Act should be protected Mar 30, 2006
...leadership. Other examples of recovered species include the American peregrine falcon, the American alligator and the green sea turtle. ...
Albany Times Union,
Beaker bash at Science Museum Mar 30, 2006
She's bringing Pinky, her blue-tongued skink, a 12-inch lizard native to Australia; and her son's five-year-old American alligator, Hyde, which is now 3 feet ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),
Jeff Corwin opens wide, wild world of animals to kids Mar 27, 2006
...alligators to two brave young volunteers from the audience, Corwin described how just a few years ago, the one on the left, the American alligator, was almost ...
Lowell Sun,
Alligators are the natives -- get used to it Mar 22, 2006
CL Lockwood". Below it was a second sign in reply: "All species should be wisely managed, but the American alligator is no longer endangered. ...
Orlando Sentinel,
Handling crocs: Docents taught to watch the teeth Mar 12, 2006
He picked up the American alligator with the ease of someone who's picking up their cat or dog. And as David Kledzik, the curator of reptiles at St. ...
St. Augustine Record,
New Riegel gone wild Mar 28, 2006
African serval. They got to touch Madagascar hissing cockroaches and the tail of Louie, a 4-year-old American alligator. Ashley ...
Tiffin Advertiser Tribune,
Meet one of Bermuda’s most popular residents – BAMZ’s Oscar ... Mar 19, 2006
But Oscar, Bermuda Zoo’s American alligator, just laps up the afternoon sun and keeps his ferocious 400 pound, 12 foot-long frame in a statuesque pose that ...
Royal Gazette,
Animal training program at Moorpark College to present spring show Mar 16, 2006
...will present its Spring Spectacular Show, "Peter Pan and the Perils of the Pixie," starring Schmoo the Sea Lion, Happy the American Alligator and Scooter the ...
Thousand Oaks Acorn,
In custody: suspect, big dog, tiny dog, alligator Mar 11, 2006
The American alligator is estimated to be about 2 years old, but its gender has not been determined. "It's hard to tell," Fatum said of alligators. ...
Indianapolis Star,
The Cayman Mar 23, 2006
Named after a South American alligator but used here to refer to Italy's controversial prime minister, helmer Nanni Moretti's long-awaited "The Cayman ...
Variety (subscription)
Bald eagle may lead way to better environment for us Mar 3, 2006
Although the bald eagle, along with the California gray whale and the American alligator, are among only a handful of the 518 species listed under the ...
Mabel Harmony News-Record,
Back upcoming legislation to prevent abortion in America Mar 5, 2006
...laws now to protect the eggs of the whooping crane, the condor, the prairie chicken, the spotted owl, the American bald eagle, the American alligator and five ...
Jackson Clarion Ledger,
Two groups plan to use state grant vs. invasive plants Feb 25, 2006
Several types of animals, such as the American alligator, wood stork, snowy egret and different types of heron, subsist on the native plants grown throughout ...
Naples Daily News (subscription),
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