Here's why people in the Sunshine State need to be on alert during alligator mating season

When alligator mating season crawls around every spring, the dangerous predators are increasingly present in Florida.
Altoona Mirror

Capitalism and Conservation: Louisiana’s alligator farms raise reptiles for profit and research

Jacob Sagrera unrolls an alligator skin and lays it flat on a metal table, brushing off flecks of salt. He holds it up to the ...

Louisiana’s controversial alligator farms breed reptiles for meat, skins — and conservation

These wetlands, these alligators ... it has to have some kind of monetary value,” said George Melancon, alligator research ...
NBC Connecticut

What's that in the Charles River? ‘Oh my gosh! That's a baby alligator'

A woman out for a run along the Charles in Boston couldn't believe her eyes on Tuesday morning — floating on the water was a little reptile. "I looked a little bit closer and I was like, 'Oh my gosh!

Which country has both crocodiles and alligators?

A lot of people mix up crocodiles and alligators, but they are actually quite different. Crocodiles tend to have longer, ...
Hartford Courant

Louisiana’s alligator farms raise the reptiles for meat, skins — and conservation

ABBEVILLE, La. (AP) — Jacob Sagrera unrolls an alligator skin and lays it flat on a metal table, brushing off flecks of salt. He holds it up to the light, looking for blemishes, and gives it a score.