Do you know how gators got to north Alabama? ➡️🐊
The gators that you rarely hear about, but definitely still exist, are the ones living in north Alabama, along the Tennessee River. Biologists at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge and at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville say the toothy creatures are seen every now and then in both locations, usually in out-of-the-way spots where few people go.
"Some people have thought that they did occur naturally here on the Tennessee River, and some didn't, but the jury's kind of still out on that," Cooley said. "Back in the 1930s, '40s, '50s and even into the '60s a little bit you could buy baby alligators at almost any souvenir shop in Florida, and the thought was that's where a lot of the older sightings came from.
"We do know we have them here," Cooley said. "We have found nests on the refuge and we've heard reports of them elsewhere along the Tennessee River. So far, Cooley said, the gators have not caused issues for human visitors. Wildlife officials are sometimes called to trap and remove alligators that settle in on people's property off the refuge, but by and large Cooley said they have not presented a problem.
Nine other wildlife refuges across the country also had alligators introduced at around the same time in an attempt to extend the range of the species.
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