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NEWS
The CROC PRESS
Regular coverage of crocodilians and people in headlines worldwide.
Wes von Papineäu News Page Editor Email: crocnews@crocodopolis.net _________________________________________________
Week of 10 June 07
Your illustrious News Page Editor has been on break for several weeks and will return soon... -I.D.
15 June 07 Alligator captured near San Francisco- 'Gator California Adventure'
Wildlife officials have captured a 4 ft/1.2m alligator slighted on the embankment of a slough near the Antioch Bridge near San Francisco, California. The reptile was sighted around 10:00 a.m. on an embankment five miles north of the bridge near Highway 160. Dennis Bradley had stopped on his way to work to stretch his legs at Three Mile Slough along the Sacramento River and was surprised to be counting alligator teeth. http://www.kcbs.com/pages/585752.php?contentType=4&contentId=613656
15 June 07 Alligator blocks Texas road Bell County, Texas, sheriff's deputies were called to a road near the city of Academy to remove an alligator that planted itself in the path of traffic. County Sheriff's investigator James Lewing said the deputies were called to the scene in the early hours of Thursday after a motorist reported the 8 ft /2.4 m -long reptile in the road. http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Quirks/2007/06/15/alligator_blocks_texas_road/1161/
15 June 07 White alligator a zoo star
It doesn't matter that Mardi is 9 ft/2.7 m -long, weighs 250 pounds, has an impressive row of teeth and jaws of steel. He's still a little nervous. The all-white, blue-eyed Louisiana gator will come eyeball-to-eyeball with the public Friday at the Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park. He will remain on exhibit through the end of September. http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/content/news/gator0614.html
Link 2: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/events/content/entertainment/ tgif/epaper/2007/06/15/atgi_alligator_0615.html 15 June 07 Mississippi alligator tangled, freed An alligator that was over 6ft/1.8m -long got tangled up in a trotline last week on the upper Pearl River, about two and a half miles north of Ratliff Ferry, Mississippi, USA..
Gilbert called a friend of his at the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and asked him what to do.
Gibert was told how to hold the alligator while Moore cut the trotline from around its jaws. It was a delicate operation that took several minutes. http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=6660341 15 June 07 Alligator captured, killed After eating dog in S.C. In South Carolina, USA, an 8ft/2.4m -long alligator has been captured and killed after it ate a dog. The gator had been in Bluffton for more than a week, and Critter Management officials say it ate a beagle-mix named Truffles on Monday. http://www.wsoctv.com/news/13501740/detail.html Link 2: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/story/100633.html
14 June 07 Florida says no to homeowners disposing of 'nuisance' gators
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) decided Wednesday not to open the door to allowing homeowners to dispose of small nuisance alligators on their own, according to an FWC news release. Instead, the FWC decided to continue the requirement that people contact them, and the agency will dispatch nuisance alligator trappers to remove the reptiles. http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/jun/14/state_says_no_homeowners _disposing_nuisance_gators/?breaking_news
14 June 07 Alligator causes commotion in Wisconsin
The Portage County Humane Society is used to dealing with the occasional stray pet, but when the group got word that an alligator was on the loose, they knew they had a new challenge on their hands. http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/8005482.html
13 June 07 Alligator found in North Augusta, Ga.
A new subdivision in North Augusta, Georgia,
USA is attracting some "unwanted" neighbors — alligators. North
Augusta public safety shot video of a gator after a neighbor in
Hammond Ferry subdivision called 911. It shows a seven-foot
alligator sunbathing in a pond just feet from several new homes.
http://metrospirit.com/index.php?cat=11010902071522487&ShowArticle_ID=11011206071774985 Related Story: Biologist to continue search for gator in river http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6651573&nav=menu36_2 12 June 07 Alligator spotted in unusual place- Metro Atlanta
An alligator was on the loose Tuesday — in the Chattahoochee River in Metro Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The reptile, estimated to be about 8 ft/ 2.4 m- long, was sighted near Powers Island, just north of I-285, said Nancy Walther, spokeswoman for the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Scientists and staffers with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources were trying to determine what to do with the alligator — if they catch it. "The water is about 72 degrees, so it can survive the summer," Walther said. "But once winter sets in, it can't survive." "More than likely it was dumped there," Walther said. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/cobb/stories/2007/06/12/0612metgator.html Link 2: Link 3: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13487147/detail.html
12 June 07 Fla. alligator hunt permits on sale Permits for alligator hunting season went on sale Tuesday. More than 4,500 permits will be available for the season set to run from Aug. 15 through Nov. 1, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
For sales through June 18, each hunter may purchase one permit allowing two kills. If permits are not sold out, sales will reopen June 19 for additional permits per hunter. http://www.bradenton.com/331/story/72452.html
11 June 07 LA gator Reggie reported a healthy male
The urban alligator Reggie, captured in a Los Angeles, California lake last month, has been declared healthy and definitely male by veterinarians at the city zoo.
http://www.pr-inside.com/los-angeles-alligator-reggie-reported-healthy-r150375.htm
11 June 07 Pair of alligators Caught in Miami canal Miami Springs police officers and alligator trapper Todd Hardwick were called to the canal near Ludlum and Ibis avenues after receiving numerous complaints from nearby residents. The canal is mere feet from homes in the area. The gators were about 9 and 5 feet long. One gator weighed about 200 pounds while the other weighed about 60 pounds. http://www.local10.com/news/13481547/detail.html
10 June 07 Mugger crocodiles threatened by cyclone
The Gonu cyclone has badly damaged cultural heritage sites in the southeastern parts of Iran and endangered the Iranian Mugger crocodile. http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=12698§ionid=3510212
10 June 07 Croc disguise took zoologist Into deadly crocodiles' lair
The zoologist adopted his bizarre outfit in the hope of getting closer to a colony of Nile crocodiles, which can grow up to 20ft.
His disguise was a prosthetic head attached to the front of a protective metal cage covered with canvas and a generous plastering of hippo dung to mask his human scent. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=461073&in_page_id=1770 Llink 2: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=272425 Link 3: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/06/12/eacroc12.xml
10 June 07 Irwin wants halt in egg harvesting
Terri Irwin says a push to allow Queensland's crocodile farms to harvest eggs from the wild spells disaster for the environment. The wife of the late conservationist Steve Irwin has come out fighting against a possible change in the management plan for Queensland's saltwater crocodiles, which could allow crocodile farm owners to collect eggs to hatch, raise and later cull in captivity."This absolutely cannot be allowed to happen," Mrs. Irwin said. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21877835-3102,00.html Link2: http://www.petclubuk.com/view/page.do?id=1045
10 June 07 Chinese alligators Overcrowd animal home An animal research centre that took in Chinese alligators to protect them from extinction nine years ago, is now so overcrowded its struggling to cope. The centre, in eastern China, wanted to boost alligator numbers but it's been so successful it's now got over 10,000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6730000/newsid_6737200/6737233.stm
10 June 07 Texas men bag 13-ft/4m alligator
Palestine, Texas native David James got his catch, and his story, over Memorial Day weekend when he, with the help of his dad Dr. Barry James and brothers Jeff and Scott James killed and hauled in the biggest alligator they had ever seen, measuring at 13ft/4m in length. http://www.palestineherald.com/localsports/local_story_160232341.html?keyword=topstory
10 June 07 Do-it-yourself gator disposal?
Think of the tales you could tell and the videos
you could make.
Alligator gets in your pool, and you — that's you, yourself, not a
licensed alligator trapper — catch it and dispatch it. This week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will consider a proposal that would allow homeowners to capture and kill small alligators — less than 4 feet long — on their property. http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070610/NEWS01/706100384/1075
Yes, Reggie's a male - And no, he's not hungry yet
Reggie the alligator - Los Angeles' most famous captive next to Paris Hilton - was forced to endure the indignities of his first medical exam Thursday morning at the Los Angeles Zoo where he remains under quarantine. And unlike Paris, he's cooperating. http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_6098881
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