Posts Tagged ‘alligator’

Expanded alligator hunting season proves popular

by Associated Press Published: November 6,2012

Tags: alligator, animal, environment, game management, habitat, harvest, hunt, hunter, hunting, hunting season, outdoors, reptile, sportsman

SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI — When state wildlife officials decided to expand alligator hunting this year — not once but twice — local officers got a tiny bit worried. At first, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said the hunt could take place on public waterways across two-thirds of the state, including all of southwest [...] [...]

Department of Wildlife: Nearly 40% of gators live on Coast

by Associated Press Published: September 27,2012

Tags: alligator, brackish, ecosystem, environment, habitat, hunt, hunter, hunting, marsh, outdoors, reptile, river, saltwater, state agency, survey, wildlife

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The lower three counties of South Mississippi are home to 38 percent of the state’s alligators. Harrison and Hancock counties are home to an estimated 13 percent of the Magnolia State’s alligator population and Jackson County is home to 25 percent. Many of Harrison and Hancock counties’ alligators are found in [...] [...]

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