[bagboy]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

That's what "they" say but have you ever actually seen him or asked a family member?

I didn't go and fingerprint him.

'''Larry''' the alligator of The Villages fame gets new home

[amexsbow]

Originally Posted by billethkid

We move into their habitat and they become the "nuisance" (according to some)....
Then removed and killed.
Where are the special interest folks for the alligators?

As a Louisiana native I have a special interest in alligators. They are delicious when cooked properly. The hides make good skins for many products. Just like cows, sheep and other animals they are farmed domestically and in the wild. Just some of natures bounty.

[BlackhawksFan]

Originally Posted by Mleeja

We have a couple of ducks that have adopted our small pond. I have to remind myself everyday not to feed them. Look but no touch!

I haven't been there in a while but people feed the ducks and egrets et al at Spanish Springs all the time.

[Number 10 GI]

There is a small lake in a state park in the city where we lived prior to TV. Ducks and geese at the lake were fed by visitors to the park and after awhile the geese decided that it was a lot easier to live there year round instead of migrating. Free food! Due to the number of geese pooping all over the place you couldn't walk the paths around the lake or do any fishing because every step landed in poop. It also affected area water quality because the lake was spring fed and the excess water drained off into the nearby rivers. The bacteria count was through the roof. Finally the state captured the geese and moved them.

[Dianalea]

Is he the one in the pond by the nursing home st Sp Springs?

[EnglishJW]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

That's what "they" say but have you ever actually seen him or asked a family member?

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[BillyBoy]

Alligator trappers have no legal access to ponds or water retention areas in TV. They are owned by the area CDD and any action requires approval from District Property Management. If you see a trap call Community Watch at 753-0550

[coastalnh]

That's the American way - its exactly what we did to Native Americans. Killed most, relocated a few.

[jacklaurie]

Just eat him, the gator not he person feeding him. Then again the person feeding him should be fed to him; the gator.

[RedBoneJones]

Good grief!

[Glennjy]

When someone feeds wildlife, the animal associates you with food and from then on, when they see people, they think food. Not only that, it can be very dangerous depending on the animal that is being fed like a gator.
Then when the animal ( the gator) gets used to people and gets too close, it is time to kill the animal. That is not fair to the animal that is being fed by ignorant people.

[dougawhite]

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow

We have someone on our pond that throws out huge piles of corn twice a day morning and evening every day and attracts large flocks of ducks (that have become so large they can hardly waddle), blackbirds, Sandhill Cranes, Anhingas, Cormorants, and other tropical birds.

We have same problem at out pond next to Palmer Cherry Hill 2nd green. Resident throws out gallons of corn/seeds and flocks show up all day to feed. BAD!

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by coastalnh

That's the American way - its exactly what we did to Native Americans. Killed most, relocated a few.

We? You might of but I didn’t!

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by dougawhite

We have same problem at out pond next to Palmer Cherry Hill 2nd green. Resident throws out gallons of corn/seeds and flocks show up all day to feed. BAD!

Probably privileged golfers?