|
|
American AlligatorArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml-list.html
href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 11, 2010 Charleston City PaperTo see the alligator's translucent scales and to hear “the great success story of the American alligator,� head over to the Aquarium at the end of March. ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Feb 12, 2010 Daily PressVisitors also will get the chance to see a baby American alligator, a denizen of the Southeast coast whose range has been reported as far north as the Great ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 21, 2010 BenzingaCase Study: In 1967, the American alligator was listed as an endangered species (under a law that preceded the Endangered Species Act of 1973), ... Alligator Rescued from West Babylon Home - 05 Aug 2009 LongIslandPress.comYou can leave a response or trackback to this entry A two-foot-long American Alligator and a Painted Turtle were removed from a West Babylon man's home on GATORS! Alligators make a return to Southeastern Oklahoma - Aug 1, 2009 NewsOK.comA baby American alligator in the tank, being raised at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Durant Fish Hatchery in Caddo, Chasing after the mythic alligator - Jul 28, 2009 Daytona Beach News-JournalOf course, I am speaking of Alligator mississippiensis, the American Alligator. Supposedly, there are a wide variety of alligators that call Florida home. 11-foot alligator killed at Coleto Creek swimming area - Jul 17, 2009 Victoria AdvocateCOLETO CREEK - A 11-foot, 6-inch American alligator was killed Wednesday after being a nuisance to swimmers at Coleto Creek Park, near Goliad. 2 men charged with killing 600-pound gator - Jul 31, 2009 Houston ChronicleOnce on the brink of extinction from overhunting and habitat loss, the American alligator was designated an endangered species from 1967 to 1987, Reptile exhibit at the Coos County Fair looks to change perceptions - Jul 31, 2009 KCBY.com 11Danielle Cangemi says they have a wide variety of snakes, that is true, but they also bring lizards, turtles, even an American Alligator named "Bonnie. Over 100 pets turned in at Beardsley Zoo - Jul 25, 2009 Connecticut PostAnd when the Berniers evicted a problem tenant, they found a glass cage that was home to a small American alligator. These were just four of the 135 animals Animals, animals, more animals... - Jul 30, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle5 Red-Eared Slider Turtles and 1 African Sulcata Tortoise; 4 Bearded Dragons; 1 American Alligator; 1 Northern Pacific Rattlesnake; 2 Mallard Ducks; Alligator caught by police officer in Hamilton - Jul 25, 2009 Dayton Daily NewsThe American alligator, which is a protected species, can be found in freshwater swamps and streams in Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Gators. Tent. Swamp. Really. - Aug 1, 2009 Minneapolis Star TribuneWithin half a mile of the put-in, the once-endangered American alligator, one of 64 species of reptiles in the refuge, made it clear that I wasn't in Kansas Rare white alligator comes to ZooQuarium - Jul 18, 2009 Cape Cod TimesCape Cod Times/Jim Preston By TOM WRIGHT-PIERSANTI WEST YARMOUTH — When Creole the albino American alligator got out of his truck yesterday, Ike takes bite out of local gator population - Jul 28, 2009 TheRecordLive.comThe story of the American alligator is one of both drastic decline and successful recovery, a story of state and federal cooperation, and truly one of the Crime Info 101: Is it legal to kill pythons in Florida? - Aug 2, 2009 Examiner.com...including fish, mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians They might be a source of food to another nuisance Florida reptile, the American alligator. Affordable fun: day-trip ideas that won't cost you a dime - Aug 1, 2009 Gloucester County Times - NJ.comThere's a trio of reindeer, an American alligator, golden eagle, ocelot, llama, arctic fox, lemurs, gibbons and coatamundi. Sized just right for families Florida announces python hunt following snake invasion - Jul 16, 2009 Mongabay.comThe Burmese python is an invasive species—the American alligator is native. The population of Burmese has exploded following its introduction into Florida's Port Clinton park provides gator aid - Jul 27, 2009 Toledo BladeThe four-foot, 25-pound American alligator was spotted about 3 pm July 19 sunning itself on a concrete slab on the edge of Toussaint Creek near the American alligator found in Woodville - Jul 21, 2009 Port Clinton News HeraldBrad Biecheler, of the African Safari Wildlife Park, said this was a first -- dealing with the American alligator. "It was a pretty good size," Biecheler American alligator still unclaimed - Jul 23, 2009 Fremont News MessengerThe Sandusky County Sheriff's Office reports they've received no calls claiming the 4-foot American alligator. The alligator was discovered Sunday by a Repticon Reptile and Exotic Animal Show returns Aug. 1-2 - Jul 26, 2009 Examiner.comAustralian bearded dragons, South American boa constrictors, an American alligator, Chinese water dragons, Egyptian Uromastyx lizards, Nile monitor lizards, Reintroduced Chinese Alligators Now Multiplying In The Wild In China - Jul 17, 2009 Science Daily (press release)It is one of only two alligator species in existence (the other is the better known, and much better off, American alligator). The Yangtze River, where the Norwich man turns in 2 tortoises, as exotic pets head to new homes - Jul 27, 2009 Norwich BulletinAP Photo/Douglas Healey Michael Ralbovsky with the Rain Forest Reptile Shows holds an American alligator which is surrendered to the Beardsley Zooin Ocean Springs offers art and nature - Jul 10, 2009 SunHerald.com (registration)Enjoy hiking along several nature trails where you may encounter possums, raccoons and maybe spot an American alligator at the alligator lookout area across Famed coastal Alabama golf course Kiva Dunes wins $28.7 million ... - Jul 19, 2009 Press-Register - al.com...the property is inhabited by endangered and threatened species such as the mottled duck, American alligator, common ground dove and Alabama beach mouse. Alpine Groves Park - Jul 23, 2009 Examiner.com...deer, gopher tortoise, eastern indigo snake, Florida pine snake, American alligator, snowy egret, tri-color heron, and the endangered manatee. Pythons, alligators and chinchillas – Oh, my! - Jul 10, 2009 Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth BulletinStudents and faculty were introduced to a South American chinchilla named “Buddy,� a sharp-quilled hedgehog named “Wicker,� a very large American alligator, 50 baby crocodiles found dead - Jul 15, 2009 AsiaOne...the crocodile park rears the Crocodylus porosus species, which is twice as strong and bigger than the Nile crocodile or the American alligator. Woman spots alligator on afternoon walk - Mar 23, 2009 WANEIt's an American Alligator , approximately 3 years old and is about 3.5 feet in length. South Windsor Police requested assistance from the Department of American Alligator Part of Jacksonville Zoo Education Program - Mar 21, 2009 First Coast NewsJACKSONVILLE, FL -- First Coast News had a special amphibian in the studio Saturday-an American Alligator from the Jacksonville Zoo. Police link alligator to smuggling - Mar 7, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldThe arrest of Evan Alexander Peterson, 24, of Bonnet Bay, has been linked by police to the appearance of an American alligator at a Scouts camp and the Alligator wrestling - cruelty or tradition? - Mar 17, 2009 BBC NewsEventually that led to roadside shows where Native American alligator wrestlers could showcase their skills and make a living. Today tourists can watch The $1700 kiss - Mar 24, 2009 Warwick BeaconJust an hour or so earlier, she had come face to face with the American Alligator for the moment Wyman students were waiting for. Snakes and gators and turtles, oh my - Mar 19, 2009 Utica Observer DispatchWoodruff also has a license from New York state to own an American alligator and a caiman, an alligator-like reptile from Central and South America. In-state exotic pets threaten safety - Mar 23, 2009 WTNH..."It's an American Alligator, it's illegal to posses as a pet and the owner could face charges," said Sgt. Scott Custer of the South Windsor Police Leaping lizards! - Mar 15, 2009 Stow SentryAlli Nichols, 9, Kabryna Vertock, 10, and Julia Teles, 9, scream as Outback Ray lets his American alligator "Irwin" run across the stage during Family Fun Conservation and Health Groups Petition Eight Southern and ... - Mar 11, 2009 Center for Biological Diversity (press release)...non-target fish, mammals, and migratory birds, and in some areas, endangered species such as the federally threatened American alligator. Pender County lays out plan to unclog waterways and save soggy ... - Mar 18, 2009 StarNewsOnline.comSills Creek appeared to benefit from the introduction of an insect called the flea beetle that eats the South American alligator weed in its native habitat. SPRING BREAK ACTIVITIES AT ART CENTER HIGHLIGHT WEEK - Mar 23, 2009 Pine Bluff CommercialDo you know what the Armadillo, American Alligator and turtles all have in common? Come to the Visitor Center and talk to interpreter Jessica, who will tell Television host stresses conservation with critters - Mar 5, 2009 The RangerThe show also saw a team of volunteers lift a 6-foot-long American alligator, which he said continued to thrive in spite of his claim that one species NC Aquarium banks on albino reptile to boost attendance - Mar 3, 2009 StarNewsOnline.com...“We’re in the habitat of the American alligator, and we want people to learn about these amazing creatures,� Moffitt said. “But we first need to get people Brunswick County's not-so-spooky swamp - Mar 17, 2009 StarNewsOnline.comMany rare animals including American alligator, fox squirrel, Henslow’s sparrow, Bachman’s sparrow and Hessel’s hairstreak butterfly. And, if you’re lucky, Are You Living Next To An Exotic Animal? - Mar 18, 2009 MSNBCSome of the 14 proposed changes are less controversial, such as changing the American alligator to a Class II animal. For now, at least, Science fair at New Manna School - Mar 4, 2009 McDowell NewsLive animals featured include the American alligator, bobcat, skunk, possum, raccoon, venomous snakes, toads, giant spiders and more. North Carolina Reptile Regulation - Mar 7, 2009 ReptileChannel.comCrocodilians are identified as all but the American alligator. According to the proposed bill, the owners must register the location of the animal’s housing Take a short trip to spring break fun - Mar 13, 2009 CharlotteObserver.comSchiele Museum: Museum volunteer Kristen Hudgins holds a North American alligator. It's OK if you can't head out this spring break to Colorado for some Public fishing piers are plentiful - Mar 17, 2009 TheHeraldAdditionally, it provides habitat for nesting osprey and colonial waterbirds and supports one of the northernmost populations of the American alligator. Lodi Township conservatory takes in exotic animals and educates ... - Mar 3, 2009 The Ann Arbor News - MLive.comThere's also Al, an American alligator that was dumped at the facility in 2005, and Poco, a two-toed sloth who has been around for years. Brockville recycling efforts are superb - Mar 18, 2009 Brockville Recorder and TimesThe average Brockvillian produced 354.2 kilograms (781 pounds) of waste in '07 - slightly less than the weight of a typical American alligator. Abandoned alligator, ‘Wally,' will go to Serpent Sanctuary - Feb 18, 2009 Beloit Daily News,Staff at the Rock County Humane Society in Janesville have been caring for Wally the American alligator after the reptile was found Sunday in an abandoned WATCH: Alligator falls in love with city sanitation truck - Feb 16, 2009 Tampa Bay's 10,..."Attitude", as she's known at the family attraction, is a 25-30 year-old American alligator who has been in captivity at the park for 10 years. White alligator is one of rarest in world - Feb 16, 2009 Telegraph.co.uk,Out of the 5 million american alligator population there are thought to be only 12 leucistic gators. "They are just like alligators and they eat the same Alligator Becomes Classroom Pet - Jan 30, 2009 First Coast News,The Alligator Farm held a science project competition... asking "Why is the American Alligator important?" It received 187 entries from students at seven Fringe Foods: Alligator at Liliana's Restaurant - Jan 26, 2009 Isthmus Daily Page,And that's where we are with the American alligator. Dude's been around for ages thanks to his tough hide and nasty tail, and I'm sitting here wishing that Jockstrip: The world as we know it. - Feb 19, 2009 MarketWatch (press release)Sarasota Jungle Gardens keepers said Attitude, a 25-year-old American alligator, lets out a loud bellow whenever she hears a city garbage truck making its Go, Gator! Julington Creek class gets toothy addition - Feb 7, 2009 Florida Times-Union,By LORRAINE THOMPSON Julington Creek Elementary School fourth grade teacher Amy Rait introduces Lenny, a 5-month-old American Alligator, to her 23 students. Building owner finds scaly surprise in vacant apartment - Feb 16, 2009 Janesville Gazette,The American alligator was in rough shape after a month of neglect, but it survived because it's cold-blooded and can shut down its metabolism, Kid's Winter Fun - Feb 15, 2009 MaineToday.com,11:30 am & 1 pm Scales & Tales—Amazing Reptiles Using live, nonreleasable reptiles, including a Bearded Dragon or Green Iguana, American Alligator and Learning about reptiles - Feb 11, 2009 Charleston Post Courier,Roark Ferguson, owner of Roark's Reptile Safari, holds Gator Girl, a 4-year-old American alligator, at his facility in North Charleston. Refuge opens up environment to area students - Feb 2, 2009 Florida Today,These include the American alligator, armadillo, bald eagle, Florida scrub jay, manatee and sea turtle. During a visit with her home-school group, Britney Spears Tours Alligator Farm - Nov 12, 2008 Lovetripper.com,...their parents ,Lynne and Jamie Spears, the two celebrity siblings found themselves surrounded by the citizens of a real swamp-- the American alligator. Critter course - Nov 12, 2008 Iowa City Press Citizen,The crowd of mostly children gasped in astonishment as Torben Platt pulled back the red sleeping bag to reveal an American alligator. Gladys Porter Zoo (10/30): American Alligator - Oct 30, 2008 KGBT,American alligators are found the in the southeastern United States and along the Texas coast to the Rio Grande Valley. Animals from the Gladys Porter Zoo Nature Center home to oprhaned alligator - Oct 25, 2008 San Angelo Standard Times,A rancher in Grape Creek was out checking his property and stumbled across a baby American alligator, which he named Cody. The rancher, who asked that his Dead alligator found in Mills County - Oct 29, 2008 Opinion Tribune,The four foot, 30 to 40 pound North American alligator was found by construction workers laying on a log on an embankment just off the Highway 978 Britney Spears is an Alligator Farm Girl - Nov 11, 2008 Just Jared,Spears family received a special tour of the alligator farm, which raises, preserves and contributes to the ultimate survival of the American Alligator. French walkers speak ‘franc-ly’ about Americans - Nov 14, 2008 Gulf Coast Newspapers,By Kate Farley LILLIAN, Ala. — Robert Frost suggested taking the road less traveled to change your life. Two French natives have taken that advice to heart Golden Gate Estates man gets probation for alligator poaching - Nov 12, 2008 Naples Daily News,When Shea asked if he could search their cooler, he found a dead 38-inch American alligator in the back of their truck. Neither man had a license for taking Biology lab is playing mom to infant gators - Oct 25, 2008 NewsOK.com,Biologist Tim Patton holds a baby American alligator. AP Photo/Durant Democrat Inside, a baby alligator scurried onto a cinder block to bask beneath the Alligators are fierce in more ways than one - Oct 22, 2008 StarNewsOnline.com,Here in southeastern North Carolina we enjoy wide diversity of wildlife, and among them, American alligator ranks high at drawing attention wherever it goes 13-footer longest gator caught this season - Oct 23, 2008 Atlanta Journal Constitution,By JIMMY JACOBS It may come as a surprise to a lot of folks that we even have such a season, since the American alligator was on the endangered species list "It is - still - the best zoological blog out there, period" - Nov 8, 2008 ScienceBlogsAs John described in a longer article (here), what appears to be feeding behaviour has been reported in other species, including the American alligator Authorities find alligator guarding stash in Cleveland pot bust - Oct 23, 2008 WKYC-TV,The real surprise was a seven-foot American alligator. Deputies nicknamed it "Bubba." Once transported to the Cleveland Zoo though, keepers found out it's 12-foot alligator killed on beach in Bay St. Louis - Oct 23, 2008 SunHerald.com,The American alligator, whose scientific name is "Alligator Mississippiensis," is flourishing again after nearly becoming extinct at one time. WEEK IN CRIME - Oct 25, 2008 Biloxi Sun Herald,The American alligator population is flourishing after reaching the point of being endangered in recent decades. • Toni Miles, 32, a WLOX-TV news reporter Gator's demise riles locals - Oct 25, 2008 Biloxi Sun Herald,After nearly becoming extinct, the American alligator population is again on the rise. Males of the species, like the one killed Thursday, Does environmental protection work? - Nov 1, 2008 Aiken Standard (subscription),For example, enforcement of the ESA probably saved the American alligator. Its Asian counterpart, the Chinese alligator, which did not have comparable Cold-blooded creatures - Nov 1, 2008 Waukegan News Sun,Grayslake Middle School principal Marcus Smith grimaces as he holds a North American alligator during the Cold-Blooded Creatures reptile program at the Alligators crawl into Southeastern family - Oct 22, 2008 Durant Daily Democrat,During about the middle part of the last century, the American alligator populations in southeastern Oklahoma were decimated, mostly from hunting or Some Real Snakes Appearing this Week on WVIA-TV's "State of ... - Nov 3, 2008 WVIA,They include a Pakistan cobra, American alligator, yellow foot turtle and many more. To be a part of our LIVE studio audience in the region's only High T. Rex had a nose for hunting, Alberta researchers say - Oct 28, 2008 AOL Canada,They also looked at the primitive bird-ancestor Archaeopteryx and the modern American alligator. They based their findings on the impressions left in the Zoo program helps provide hands-on learning - Oct 28, 2008 Delaware News,...a green-winged Macaw; Nariz, a Tamandua which is a kind of anteater; Boomhauer, an American Alligator; a tub full of hissing Madagascar cockroaches; Depois do susto, Britney Spears leva os filhos ao zoológico - Nov 13, 2008 O Fuxico,Acompanhada da irmã Jamie Lynn e da mãe Lynne Spears, Britney levou JJ e Sean Preston, para o American Alligator, na tarde de terça-feira (11). Meet the ancient American alligator at Greenville Zoo - Sep 24, 2008 Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription),The American alligator resides in fresh water, brackish marshes, swamps, rivers and bayous. They inhabit the Southeast United States, with most found in Fisherman catches elusive Hewlett alligator - Aug 31, 2008 Newsday,Settino, a retired telephone technician, had been fishing for about two hours near Grant Park yesterday when he spotted the 33-inch American alligator. Alligator turns up in river in Ohio - Sep 12, 2008 WTTE,Police, firefighters and animal experts have been trying to capture a young, 3-foot-long American alligator first spotted about a month ago in the river The Winchester Star - Sep 19, 2008 The Winchester Star,Kilby said he plans to take the 38-pound American alligator to the Luray Zoo and place it in a private enclosure until it can be relocated. Chagrin River alligator eludes authorities - Sep 13, 2008 Columbus Dispatch,Police, firefighters and animal experts have been trying to capture a 3-foot-long American alligator first seen in the river east of Cleveland about a month Alligator in Chagrin River near Eastlake boat launch eludes capture - Sep 12, 2008 The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,A young American alligator's cruising the Chagrin River near the Eastlake Port Authority's boat launch off Erie Road. The 3-foot-long creature mysteriously Fishing for Alligators - Sep 10, 2008 Florida Sportsman Magazine,The American alligator was listed as Endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on the very first listing under the Endangered Species Act in Public getting set for alligator adventure - Aug 28, 2008 Myrtle Beach Sun News,Answer is, the American alligator, which was initially placed on the endangered list in 1967 and taken off in 1987. The population of alligators has Later alligator - Sep 2, 2008 Clanton Advertiser,It was confirmed to be an American alligator, most likely from an Alabama waterway. “We are not sure how the alligator got there,� Stilwell said, Swamp keeper’s shows go on, teaching golden rule of nature - Sep 14, 2008 Atlanta Journal Constitution,But the swamp beckoned as soon as the grizzled bear of a man picked up his guitar and sang his toe-tapping ode to the American alligator. Changes to Endangered Species Act Called Bad Science - Aug 29, 2008 U.S. News & World Report,Some of the act's major successes at recovering populations of endangered animals include the bald eagle, grizzly bear, gray wolf, and American alligator. Top 15 Athletic Nicknames in College Sports - Sep 20, 2008 Bleacher Report,With the state of Florida being home to an estimated 1 million alligators, the American Alligator was chosen as the mascot to represent the University in Community Calendar - Sep 18, 2008 Savannah Morning News,Wilderness Southeast presents this exploration with local herpetologist and reptile expert, Bobby Moulis, where you will learn about the American alligator Endangered Species Act Proposal Called Bad Science - Aug 28, 2008 LiveScience.com,Some of the act's major successes at recovering populations of endangered animals include the bald eagle, grizzly bear, gray wolf, and American alligator. Lodi Grape Festival overflows with activities for children - Sep 13, 2008 Stockton Record,Across the room, a sign above a wading pool holding a 5-foot long American alligator offered some sage advice: "Do not put hands in gator pool. Sleep Over Party at the Zoo - Sep 11, 2008 SmithsonianNote to the squeamish: zookeepers feed dead rats to the Komodo dragon and American alligator. It culminates with an eery flashlight tour of the grounds, Red River Refuge gets new manager - Sep 10, 2008 Shreveport Times,Bayou Teche was somewhat controversial in that it provides habitat for the black bear and the American alligator. It's been difficult for Stinson to get the Crenshaw among district teachers to land grants - Sep 3, 2008 Baldwin City Signal,The dozen animals in Crenshaw’s room are an American alligator, Burmese python, two ball pythons, green iguana, hedgehog, salmon bird-catcher tarantula, • Gladys Porter Zoo (08/14): American alligator - 14 Aug 2008 KGBT,The alligators can grow up to 16-feet long, but the one featured here is only a baby of a few years. Animals from the Gladys Porter Zoo are featured every The Alligator Harvest Celebration - 14 Aug 2008 EmailwireAlso we would like to thank All American Alligator, John Walker Taxidermy, Big Ed's Butcher Shop, and Froehlichs Gator Farm for sponsoring this awesome Non-native catch from Golden Ponds has teeth - 14 Aug 2008 Longmont Daily Times-Call,In 2005, local teens captured a 2-foot-long American alligator in the pond behind the D-Barn on South Main Street. They noticed it when they heard it Unexpected Find in Webster City Flood Waters - Aug 13, 2008 WHO-TV,We'll use him for educational purposes for on site programs and off site and teach people about American alligator," says Blank Park Zoo keeper Jim Graff. Biologists: Deadly Pythons May Not Get Out of Florida - Aug 13, 2008 FOXNewsBy Robert Roy Britt An American alligator and a Burmese python locked in a struggle to prevail in Everglades National Park. An American alligator and a Watch an alligator hatch - in your hand - Aug 9, 2008 2TheAdvocate,You’ll also learn about the preservation and protection of the American alligator. “We are here to protect the American alligator,� said Price. Alligator hiding in suburbs caught - Jul 17, 2008 Chicago Sun-Times,After days of watching and baiting with chicken legs, officials say they have caught the 4-foot American alligator vacationing at the heron rookery in Lake Wildlife officials catch and euthanize S. Utah pond alligator - Jul 29, 2008 Salt Lake Tribune,By Steve Gehrke A 3-foot-long American alligator - with its jaws duct-taped - was caught in Grandpa's Fishing Pond in Hurricane on July 1. Louisiana's Alligator Conservation Program Under Threat From West ... - Jul 22, 2008 Medical News Today (press release),..."This program has been responsible for restoring the wild American alligator from being a species that was threatened to a very manageable population Canoeists find alligator in White River - Jul 29, 2008 WISH,ANDERSON, Ind. (The Herald Bulletin) - A North American alligator was recuperating Monday after being pulled out of the White River over the weekend. Class teaches more than hunting alligators - Aug 9, 2008 Jackson Clarion Ledger,The largest American alligator ever reported in the wild was over 19 feet on Marsh Island in Louisiana in the '40s. No alligators exceeding 14 feet have Alligator Seized in Jackson - Jul 31, 2008 WILX-TV,Wednesday, Jackson County Animal Control officers seized an American Alligator from an apartment in the 900 block of Porter Street in Jackson. Alligator eggs have Rangers scrambling - Jul 31, 2008 The Northwest Florida Daily News,So when the 8-foot American alligator began acting aggressive and not eating, they knew something was up. Turns out Stumpy was protecting her nest of eggs. Fugitve Gator in Lake Lanier: Fat And Happy - Aug 4, 2008 WXIA-TV,And everybody is looking for it: a real, live American Alligator that was first spotted in July in Lake Lanier in north Georgia, hundreds of miles north of Police find alligator inside New Bedford residence - Jul 16, 2008 South Coast Today,But the officers did make an unexpected discovery: a 3-foot-long American alligator inside a plastic storage tote. "I know police officers are trained to Alligator caught in Illinois lake - Jul 18, 2008 United Press InternationalPLAINFIELD, Ill., July 18 (UPI) -- Wildlife authorities said a 40-inch American alligator has been caught in Plainfield, Ill., after it was spotted in Lake Group seeks gator-aid - Aug 7, 2008 Lancaster Newspapers,By PJ REILLY, Staff A young American alligator snaps to attention for the camera at Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary in ...(more) As founder of Forgotten RADZoo packs local library - Jul 30, 2008 St. James Plaindealer,Melissa Pastika, a professional animal keeper at the zoo, brought everything from a tiger gecko to an American alligator and a Burmese python to the library Coos County Fair isn't all about the farm animals - Jul 25, 2008 KCBY.com 11,Most of the animals are bred at their facility, however a few are rescues, including a favorite among fair-goers, the American Alligator. Jackson County Animal Control has a busy week - Aug 1, 2008 MLive.com,...seized a wayward Jacob ram on Sunday, and later in the week searched for a loose black bear and took custody of an illegally owned American alligator. Cuban Coins Host Unusual Native Species - Aug 6, 2008 NumisMaster.com,I was unable to find any specific life style information on the Cuban gar, but its biology is probably similar to its relative, the American alligator gar COMING MONDAY: Stray gator nabbed in Hurricane - Jul 27, 2008 St. George Daily Spectrum,2008 HURRICANE — A little bit of Power Bait and a little bit of luck was all it took to catch a juvenile American alligator out of Grandpa’s Pond a few Altoona man lives with reptiles, including 8-foot gator - Jul 17, 2008 Leader-Telegram,The 32-year-old American alligator propped himself off the ground by tensing up his short legs and suddenly darted forward, aided by a few flicks of his Extra, Extra - Jul 29, 2008 Chicagoist,...[AP] An American alligator was founds in the White River in Indiana over the weekend. [AP] Other people geek out about vintage calculators, right? Fla. keeps gator farms full by culling wild nests - Jul 18, 2008 The Associated PressThe American alligator has made a miraculous recovery, bouncing back from the brink of extinction. In 1967, after years of over-hunting and habitat loss, A few things to Go & Do this week - Aug 5, 2008 Portsmouth Herald News,Some of the reptiles you will meet are an American Alligator, Alligator Snapping Turtle, Snakes and even some non-native species such as a Sulcata Tortoise Peterborough Ex goes wild - Aug 2, 2008 Peterborough Examiner,He brought six scaly friends with him, including a seven-foot-long American alligator by the name of Lady Chomps A Lot, who doesn't really live up to her 11 pm: UPDATE: Alligator found in White River - Jul 26, 2008 Anderson Herald Bulletin,But when no one was ready when Steve Clark of Anderson spotted a 2-foot-long American alligator. Yes, that’s right. An alligator. In White River. It's no croc: Alligator found on Mill Street - Jul 24, 2008 Athens Messenger,Sagan said the species of alligator found - the American alligator - can grow to more than 14 feet long and weigh more than 400 pounds. Parsippany seizes alligator, 13-foot-long snake found in apartment - Jul 16, 2008 Dailyrecord.com,..."I was able to secure his jaws and get him out of the bathtub to a large carrying kennel," she said of what later was determined to be an American alligator Researchers out to determine how many non-native pythons, other ... - Aug 10, 2008 Marconews,The discovery of a python that had burst open after swallowing an American alligator, removed from the endangered species list in 1987, raised the concerns Reptile Gardens - Aug 5, 2008 Black Hills Today,...an up-close-and-personal experience with some of Reptile Gardens' reptilian ambassadors, including the American alligator (Fluffy) and this snake triad. Families with young children - Aug 2, 2008 Myrtle Beach Sun News,Learn about the American alligator, black bear, the logging industry and the Waccamaw River at the Horry County Museum located in downtown Conway. Where the wild things are: Sargent Library - Jul 16, 2008 Wicked Local Boxborough,Misty, a chinchilla; and Bruno, an American alligator. PJ the monkey panicked and scampered out of his cage the second Willoughby opened the door. Arundel Digest - Aug 3, 2008 Annapolis Capital,When Reptile Discovery got the animal, they informed officers it actually was an American alligator. ANNAPOLIS - Anne Arundel County scored a partial win Curiosity All Around - Jul 31, 2008 TheDay,Klinger the tarantula, Chu Chu and Cha Cha the cockroaches, Wally the American alligator, Mischief the chinchilla, and Pee Wee the boa constrictor. A visit from the zoo GW students make some new friends - Jul 27, 2008 Marion Star,They brought a variety of animals including Pokey Joe a two-toed sloth; Maria, an eastern screech owl; Allie an American alligator; Meko, a South American Lowdown on reptiles: Hands-on show at library dispels myths, fears - Aug 1, 2008 Gary Post Tribune,Other animals presented included a monitor lizard, giant tortoise and American alligator. Kyle English, 12, of Lake Station was called up front to hold the Drums and Jamaican Music on the Green Tonight - Jul 23, 2008 eNews Park Forest,Adults and children joined the fun last week holding a python, a North American alligator, and more. A photo gallery featuring all the cold-blooded Animals live out golden years at zoo - Jul 22, 2008 Northeast Ledger,...chimp on the age scale are several animals, like a 34-year-old black bear, a 38-year-old Southern White rhinoceros and a 36-year-old American alligator. Trail reopens at wildlife refuge - Jul 28, 2008 Sun-Sentinel.com,The 147392-acre Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is considered the northernmost Everglades, a home shared by the likes of the American alligator, Spencerport shop educates people about reptiles - Jul 27, 2008 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,Unlike the salt water crocodiles, with longer pointed snouts, the American alligator is "generally super nice," Scott says. But when they reach a certain Events for the family - Aug 1, 2008 Philadelphia Inquirer,Jungle John Meet an American alligator & Burmese python, plus over a dozen other reptile, amphibian & insect friends. Nottingham County Park, 150 Park Rd., :Snakes on the plains - Jul 27, 2008 Winnipeg Free Press,There's Mikey, a 2.8-metre American alligator. There's a 5.2-metre African rock python. Westman Gardens has the only two Nile crocodiles, the second-largest Stratham Around the Town - Aug 1, 2008 York Weekly,6 at 6:30 pm Wildlife Encounters, a group out of Rochester, will be holding a program that will feature an American alligator, snapping turtle, 5-foot boa bites Brevard Zoo worker - Jul 31, 2008 Florida Today,Rose's tank in "Animal Partner Zone 7" -- below a carpet python name Berber and above an American alligator named DeGory -- has a nametag bearing her name Critterman brings his caravan - Jul 30, 2008 Kerrville Daily Times,Kleven brought in exotic animals from distant parts of the world, including an American alligator, a giant legless lizard from Turkey and an African Main Street Nights Features Cold Blooded Creatures, Orchestra - Jul 16, 2008 eNews Park Forest,...and, Lucky, a North American alligator. At 7:45 pm, the seventeen-piece Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra kicks off their performance. Gator haunts Ill. forest preserve - Jul 15, 2008 The Money Times,...by MT Bureau - July 16, 2008 - 0 comments Joliet, Ill. -- Staff at Illinois' Will County Forest Preserve said a 4-foot American alligator spotted in the [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
|
MONGABAY.COM
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SOCIAL MEDIA
T-SHIRTS 
CALENDARS 
CANVAS BAGS 
|
|
Copyright mongabay 2009 |
