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diehardblue

(11,062 posts)
Thu Jun 24, 2021, 06:55 AM Jun 2021

250 gators removed from Disney since boy died in 2016 attack

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife officials have removed 250 alligators from Disney properties in the five years since a 2-year-old boy was killed by an alligator at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, a newspaper reported.

The company has worked with trappers contracted through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to remove the gators, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

Most of the nuisance gators taken from Disney properties are euthanized and sold for their hide and meat, Tammy Sapp, spokeswoman for the wildlife agency, told the newspaper.

Some are also transferred to alligator farms, animal exhibits and zoos, she said. Those less than 4 feet (1.2 meters) are relocated, she said.

https://wsvn.com/news/local/250-gators-removed-from-disney-since-boy-died-in-2016-attack/

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250 gators removed from Disney since boy died in 2016 attack (Original Post) diehardblue Jun 2021 OP
Euthanized is a nice word for slaughtered. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2021 #1
I understand the frustration and anger WA-03 Democrat Jun 2021 #2
Fences? With that kind of money...but I know aesthetics are more important than Ferrets are Cool Jun 2021 #3
I think the issue is WA-03 Democrat Jun 2021 #4
Fences? EX500rider Jul 2021 #5
I grew up on a farm. Our fences were electrical so that the livestock would remain inside. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2021 #6

Ferrets are Cool

(21,990 posts)
1. Euthanized is a nice word for slaughtered.
Thu Jun 24, 2021, 07:24 AM
Jun 2021

If they had taken measures before this happened, it never WOULD have happened.

WA-03 Democrat

(3,274 posts)
2. I understand the frustration and anger
Thu Jun 24, 2021, 08:03 AM
Jun 2021

But I am curious what they could have done that would have prevented this?

Ferrets are Cool

(21,990 posts)
3. Fences? With that kind of money...but I know aesthetics are more important than
Thu Jun 24, 2021, 08:59 AM
Jun 2021

the lives of indigenous animals.

WA-03 Democrat

(3,274 posts)
4. I think the issue is
Thu Jun 24, 2021, 11:59 AM
Jun 2021

They built it the middle of a swamp. Gators will be here long after us. I just don’t know fencing that well but creatures that are fast in the water and on land would take one hell of a good one.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,990 posts)
6. I grew up on a farm. Our fences were electrical so that the livestock would remain inside.
Fri Jul 30, 2021, 04:15 PM
Jul 2021

IF there is a will, there is a way. There is no will here.

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