Article: REPTILE CHIC: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA'S WILDLIFE ECOLOGIST SAYS FLORIDA ALLIGATOR FARMERS CASHING IN ON FASHION TREND

Article: Florida alligator hunting permits being sold
University Wire;  June 14, 2007 ;     553 words ... ... 06-14-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE ... m. Tuesday, about 4,500 Florida alligator hunting permits went on sale ... gt; (C) 2007 Independent Florida Alligator via U-WIRE

Article: EDITORIAL: U. Florida Alligator's "Darts & Laurels"
University Wire;  March 25, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Wire 03-25-2005 (Independent Florida Alligator) (U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla ... due LAUREL to Jamal Sowell, the Florida Students Association and SG for ... gt; (C) 2005 Independent Florida Alligator via U-WIRE

Article: Missing Boy, 3, Found in Florida Alligator's Jaws; ...
The Washington Post;  March 23, 1997 ;     400 words ... ... killed him while he was playing by a lake in central Florida. Alligator trappers, who searched Lake Ashby all night looking ... an alligator since 1948, said Lt. Joy Hill of the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission.

Article: Saving the 'smiling' face of Florida.(alligator ...
American Forests;  March 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ...In some parts of Florida it's an everyday thing to find a gator ... intelligent reptile. But this profusion of Florida's most famous native is a fairly recent ... a short trip through the forest. In Florida, that forest was tall and majestic ...

Article: Florida alligator hunting on the rise: but no guns ...
Petersen's Hunting;  December 1, 2005 ;     601 words ... ... with TNT Gators Guide Service in Jay, Florida, and you'll be guaranteed a clear shot ... use during a gator hunt is illegal in Florida. "We put a client on one side of the ... alligator." TNT operates out of northwestern Florida, but gator hunting is a statewide phenomenon ...

Article: FLORIDA: Alligator Alley Bumped Up.
The Bond Buyer;  April 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Investors Service last week upgraded the Florida Department of Transportation's revenue ... revenues, strong management provided by the Florida Department of Transportation, and the ... the southeast and southwest coasts of Florida." The rating incorporates the strong ...

Article: Once popular in Florida, alligator wrestlers now on ...
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);  May 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... its teeth, a move wrestlers call a "Florida smile." In their heyday, alligator ... alligator wrestling was a fixture at Florida's roadside parks, river docks and Native ... movie theaters, luring tourists to the Florida attraction. Osceola remembers greeting ...