Muddy Alligator
American alligators once faced extinction. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service placed them on the endangered species list in 1967.
Brought back from the brink of extinction, over a million of these reptiles survive today. Now the main threat to alligators is habitat destruction, caused by such human activities as draining and developing wetlands.
American alligators live in the wild in the southeastern United States. Mississippi designated the American Alligator as the official state reptile in 2005.
This alligator was seen attacking (and I assume eating) a wild hog the day after I took this. A missed photo op!
Muddy Alligator
American alligators once faced extinction. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service placed them on the endangered species list in 1967.
Brought back from the brink of extinction, over a million of these reptiles survive today. Now the main threat to alligators is habitat destruction, caused by such human activities as draining and developing wetlands.
American alligators live in the wild in the southeastern United States. Mississippi designated the American Alligator as the official state reptile in 2005.
This alligator was seen attacking (and I assume eating) a wild hog the day after I took this. A missed photo op!