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Florida — She was killed by a 7' 11" (2.4 m) alligator while swimming in a retention pond at Lee Memorial Health Park in Lee County. [44] [46] June 21, 2004 Janie Melsek, 54, female: Florida — She was attacked by a 12' 3" (3.7 m) alligator while working on landscaping along Poinciana Circle Sanibel. She later died in surgery from an ...
An American alligator found in a cold New York creek in November 2024. Mark Perpetua, his new owner, said on Nov. 19, 2024 that he may be 4 to 6 years old, but he could be older.
Officers a week ago met Tony Cavallaro in the driveway of his suburban Buffalo home with a warrant, before sedating the 12-foot (3.6-meter), 750-pound (340-kilogram) alligator, taping his mouth ...
Other wildlife such as black bears, coyotes, elk, and even wolves could be found in the park during the early years. [17] Many birdwatchers had begun visiting the park by the late 1950s. [19] Control of the site passed in 1972 to the National Park Service, [20] [21] which administers the refuge as part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. [22]
In 1926, much of the salt marsh surrounding Dead Horse Bay and the rest of Barren Island were pumped with sand from Jamaica Bay. [6] This raised the land to 16 feet above the high tide mark and connected the islands to each other, and the mainland of Brooklyn, in order to create Floyd Bennett Field as New York City's first municipal airport. [5]
On September 27, a Collier County Sheriff's Office drone captured footage of an alligator floating near San Marco Road in Southwest Florida, according to ABC-affiliate WZVN.
The location of Jamaica Bay, combined with its rich food resources, make it an important habitat for both plants and animals. [5] This geographic location also provides valuable feeding habitat to marine and estuarine species migrating between the New York Bight and the Hudson River and Raritan River estuaries, and to a diverse community of migratory birds and insects that use the Bay for ...