TY - JOUR AU - Swiman, Elizabeth AU - Hostetler, Mark AU - Main, Martin AU - Miller, Sarah Webb PY - 2005/10/20 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Living with Alligators: A Florida Reality: WEC 203/UW230, 9/2005 JF - EDIS JA - EDIS VL - 2005 IS - 12 SE - DO - 10.32473/edis-uw230-2005 UR - https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/115140 SP - AB - <p>Living in Florida, we have to share our space with a very large reptile, the American alligator (<em>Alligator mississipiensis</em>). Because of Florida's booming population growth, people and alligators are constantly forced to cross paths, increasing the chances of conflict. Knowing where alligators live, how they behave, and what you can do to avoid conflict with alligators is key to sharing space safely (Figure 1).&nbsp;This document is WEC 203, one of a series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2005.</p><p><a href="https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/UW230">WEC203/UW230: Living with Alligators: A Florida Reality (ufl.edu)</a></p> ER -