Amen!! I don’t have all the facts but I read where there’s a guy that brings cooked chickens to one of the ponds and feeds them on a regular basis. Talk about stupid!

No choice but the sandhill cranes seem to be common. It is interesting, perhaps like some Villagers when they want to cross the street, they do not care about traffic they just cross a a leasurly pace. Perhaps, they are daring cars? I've never seen one run over. Eating, they seem to be groups of three. One looking while two eat. Perhaps like Villagers they do not eat at the same place twice. They seem to prefer to walk. I've seen them fly. They have a huge wingspan.

There was evidence (from the gators stomach contents) that people had been feeding it.

😶 I have no clue how you got that from my post.
The point of my post was, if you create a habitat (pond) in an area where gators live, the gators will avail themselves of the pond or ponds you provide for them. 😐

For sure in the new areas that were formerly pasture land with Future McDonalds hamburgers grazing.

They are adding many new, large, water basins making habitat that will eventually support frogs, fish, birds, turtles, otters and gators.

We often see young bald eagles fishing in the newer ponds.

Two thumbs up. Get rid of them here. There are so many other places they are already. There is no reason any human has to fear an attack from an alligator.

How can you possibly draw an analogy between the Native Americans we grossly abused and the innocent animal species that were sent to oblivion, with the despicable people who deliberately mass murdered millions of people? Think!

We live across the street from a moderate sized man-made retention pond.

Banish alligators from tv
 

this planet kills off species period without any help from us so why not get rid of the one in tv that can eat us alive? Including visiting grandchildren who wander off?

Should we get rid of all the lions and tigers in Africa too while we are at it. They can live in zoos

You are correct. The only reason to fear an alligator attack is being in a place where alligators live.

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And what is your point?

I have a picture of a very large gator who is more than 6 feet long and very broad that was next to the window of our neighbor's house in the front yard. It was scary and I saw it. My neighbor called public safety and they said to leave it alone and it would go away. We live in Charlotte and our homes do not touch a pond and the alligator had to walk a ways to get to our home. The response of The Villages I think was poor. We have people in our neighborhood who walk down the block with canes and walkers. We have people who walk by this home with their dogs. There is an over population of alligators in our area. Alligator meat is a lean meat that has high protein and low fat content. So it is regarded as a healthy food and alligator meat is a good source of protein. The meat from euthanized gators should be used to help those that would prefer to eat alligator. I really wish I could attach this picture of the alligator up against the bay window. Some people may reconsider your position on what needs to happen with the abundance of gators we have. Alligators are predators and they attack quickly. I would like to see The Villages be more proactive in thinning out the alligator population.

Small fluffy white dogs are perfect game for gators and eagles. Recently heard that on one of the large power towers that run north to south through TV the power company had to work on one at the top next to a bald eagles nest. In the nest were the remains of three small dogs.