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Alligators were hunted, mainly for the skin and meat. Driven to endangerment, government regulations to protect them were enacted. Today, the alligator has rebounded, and is a very common species again, numbering in the low millions.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 7y agoBecause of dams built to supply water for homes, cities and farms greatly reduce the flow of fresh water from Lake Okeechobee into Florida Bay. As a result, the salt content of the bay is rising dramatically. Adult crocodiles can tolerate salt water, but hatchlings can't. They need fresh water to survive. So even in the few remaining nest sites, they are increasingly in harm's way.
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∙ 14y agoAmerican alligator are endangered because once hunted for their hides alligators today are threatened mainly by habitat loss and encounters with people
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∙ 13y agoThe alligator is an abundant species, no longer endangered.
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What is an endangered animal in Florida?
The biggest animal living in florida was an american alligator. American alligators found in everglades can get 15 ft to 16 ft long and weigh 800 lbs to 1000 lbs. Pythons also are the longest animal in florida, and can grow as much as 8 meters or 27 ft long and weigh 300 pounds or more. Florida black bears are the biggest american black bears ever known and males are around 600 pounds. These black bears are recorded to kill and eat 16 ft american alligators!
Do american alligators have scales?
yes
Are Alligators marine animals?
Chinese alligators are American Alligators used to but now they are protected
How many different kinds of alligators are there?
there are two types of alligators American alligators and Chinese alligators.:) There are also rare Albino American Alligators. :- RZR666-There is currently 23 species of crocodilians discovered-about 10 are 'gators
How many are there alligators?
There are two species of alligators, the Chinese alligator and the American alligator.
How did American alligators come endangered?
they are killed and their scales are used to make jewelry
The endangered American alligators in the Everglades?
They are not rare anymore, though they were at one point endangered. There are estimated to be up to 2 million in Louisiana alone. The Everglades are one major habitat for these alligators.
When where alligators endangered?
From 1967 to 1987, the American Alligator was endangered. Today, however, it's population has fully recovered. The Chinese Alligator, however, is currently endangered.
Why are American alligators not exticnt?
Until 1985, American Alligators were considered endangered, because before that, Americans, and centuries ago European settlers, hunted them down to very near extinction. However, the American government banned hunting these animals, and they flourished again.
Why is alligators endangered?
because people rape them
How endangered are Chinese alligators?
The chinese alligator is critically endangered, with a population of less than 500.
What endangered animal lives in the river?
i think alligators in the everglades
What are some endangered species in wetlands?
alligators , crocodiles , and etc.
What cause of alligators is in endangered?
Their habitat is being destroyed and pollution kills fish and them.
How mean alligators are left the world?
The American alligator currently numbers between 2-3 million. The endangered Chinese alligator is rare, only a few hundred survive.
How many alligators are left in the wild.?
The American alligator now numbers over two and a half million. The smaller Chinese alligator is endangered, and numbers only a few hundred.
Are American Alligators reptiles?
Of course they are. All alligators are reptiles (not amphibians).
