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Originally Posted by pauld315
I do. I also remember the signs warning people to not enter the water. That is one thing you should never do in Florida in any body of inland water. They aren't for swimming in.
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You overgeneralize. I have been swimming and water skiing in lakes throughout central Florida since my teenage years.
However, I will concede that in those early years the alligator was virtually a threatened species. But, it has made a roaring (no pun intended) comeback and we now have alligator overpopulation.
In my opinion it is foolhardy to think that a metropolitan population of 100,000 humans should accommodate themselves to the presence of very large alligators moving about in their midst.
This is no time to be squeamish about removing local alligators, particularly in view of the well know fact that many foolish people feed them because they like being able to brag about seeing them.
Proper wildlife management is not to simply let wildlife run unfettered among us. We should observe the guidelines of the Fish and Wildlife Commission.