Alligator Endangered
Alligators Endangered - I lived in the Honey Island Swamps right outside of Slidell, Louisiana.
Hugh gators were common in the canals and rivers and you didn't let your dog run wild unless you planned on getting a new dog.
It was an interesting place to live and I will never forget the sights, the smell and the spiders. I mean, the swamps had spiders the size of Texas.
Today, according to who you ask, the gators are on the endangered species list.
I knew people who hunted gators and they say there are millions still in the area however according to other reports the fabulous gator is being hunted out of existence. What would anyone want with a gator belt of shoes. I don't get it and I will never understand why people kill beautiful animals for profit. Why doesn't someone create a roach belt or a spider belt and shoes.
I do know in the 70's, when I lived in the swamp, a law was passed limiting the killing of gators yet none of the hunters payed attention to the law. Most of the hunters lived in the swamp and the law couldn't catch them even if the they did try, which they didn't.
I am going to give you some current information concerning the gator and what you can do to help. According to Defenders.orgThreats Once hunted for their hides, gators today are threatened mainly by habitat loss and encounters with people.
They are hunted for their skin (for leather goods) and for their meat. Before hunting was controlled in 1970, an estimated 10 million alligators were killed for their skins.Legal Status/Protection
First listed as an endangered species in 1967, the American alligator was removed from the endangered species list in 1987 when the Fish and Wildlife Service pronounced the American alligator fully recovered.
They are classified as a threatened species under the *Endangered Species Act because of their similarity in appearance to the American crocodile, an endangered species.CITES Appendix II
The Endangered Species Act requires the U.S. federal government to identify species threatened with extinction, identify habitat they need to survive, and help protect both.
In doing so, the Act works to ensure the basic health of our natural ecosystems and protect the legacy of conservation we leave to our children and grandchildren.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, an international treaty with more than 144 member countries.
Appendix I listed species cannot be traded commercially. Appendix II listed species can be traded commercially only if it does not harm their survival.How You Can Help
Help gators and other wildlife by adopting an animal at our Wildlife Adoption Center. Take Action for Wildlife at our Wildlife Action Center.
For additional information
Learn more about Defenders' work on CITESAmerican Crocodile Fact SheetWetlands Fact SheetAmerican Alligator Information, Florida Museum of Natural HistoryDefenders' Habitat Conservation Efforts
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