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Expanded alligator hunting season proves popular

Associated Press — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:31:37 +0000

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 [...]

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

Associated Press — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:04:40 +0000

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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MSU biologist’s work with crocodilians goes international

MBJ Staff — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:21:39 +0000

STARKVILLE — A Mississippi State University biologist’s fascination with crocodiles has brought together researchers from the United States and Australia to study the genetic building blocks of a reptile order. In the process, they hope to discover ways to conserve endangered animals, harness the antibiotic properties of alligator blood and isolate the genes that determine [...]

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