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Originally Posted by Tom&JenC
Maybe a sign or 2 not to walk dogs near the water. A newcomer or visitor might not know the danger. Most people here have never even seen a gator apart from a zoo.
On the other hand The Villages should have a full time alligator control crew.
Catch and release a certain percentage into the everglades and a certain percentage to market.
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I agree a sign is a good idea. The owner made a deadly mistake, and their dog shouldn't have been off lead. The poor dog. This is something the owner will have to live with and they must be heartbroken.
I wish they would return the gators to the everglades too. I'm not sure if this is true or not but I've heard the reason they don't is because a female gator will return to the same spot every year, if it is a safe place for her young. Supposedly they can easily travel far.
It's hard to believe that people feed gators, but they do. Once a gator is used to being fed they expect it and have lost fear of people. Then they will attack a dog or even small child in a stroller, or walking, when they are hungry. During mating season which is May and June gators are even more dangerous.