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Article: Crocodiles resurface in Florida, including on beaches: The sharp-toothed reptiles, once facing extinction, slither out of more swamps, leading to unusual encounters.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- March 12, 2002
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Byline: Warren Richey Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
MIAMI -- Crocodiles are on the prowl in south Florida.
The sharp-toothed cousins of the American alligator are listed as an endangered species. But recent sightings of crocs in the surf off the beach at Boca Raton and among yachts moored in the Intracoastal Waterway at Jupiter have prompted speculation that the once-imperiled reptiles are making a comeback.
If true, it would mark a major victory for conservationists working to reverse the American crocodile's seeming inevitable slide toward extinction in the US. It would also mean that surfers and ocean swimmers in south Florida ...