Alligator

The reptile was spotted by staff in Brooklyn's Prospect Park and later taken to the Bronx Zoo.

It was later taken to the Bronx Zoo. Alongside the "potential danger" of letting animals go in the city's parks, non-indigenous wildlife can "lead to the elimination of native species and unhealthy water quality", the authority said. It is not known how the alligator came to be in the lake but the authority has warned residents not to release animals into the city's parks, which it said was illegal.

According to the FWC, serious injuries that stem from alligators are rare in the state. The St. Lucie Sheriff's Office and Florida and Wildlife Conservation ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the St. Officials recovered the woman’s body and the alligator was captured by a nuisance alligator trapper, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Lucie County, Florida.

A 4-foot-long alligator was found in Brooklyn's Prospect Park on Sunday, officials said. It was later transported to the Bronx Zoo for rehabilitation.

In this case the animal was found very lethargic and possibly cold shocked since it is native to warm, tropical climates." The zoo said the animal was under evaluation. "Thankfully no one was harmed and the animal is being evaluated."

New York City park staff stumbled across a sickly alligator in Brooklyn's Prospect Park this weekend, the Parks Department said, and rangers captured the ...

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A deadly incident involving an alligator claimed the life of an elderly woman in northern St. Lucie County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

We were able to get a second hook in him and a hard line in him so we could get him up." Residents told WPTV that the woman was walking her dog when an alligator grabbed it. "[We] snagged him on the bottom. Lucie County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Monday. She tried to get the dog away from the reptile but somehow fell victim to the gator. — A deadly incident involving an alligator claimed the life of an elderly woman in northern St.

A New York City Department of Parks & Recreation spokesperson told The Hill that park officials altered Parks Enforcement Patrol and Urban Park Rangers early ...

“In this case the animal was found very lethargic and possibly cold shocked since it is native to warm, tropical climates.” In addition to the potential danger to park goers this could have caused, releasing non-indigenous animals or unwanted pets can lead to the elimination of native species and unhealthy water quality,” the spokesperson added. [Alligator](https://thehill.com/social-tags/alligator/) [Brooklyn](https://thehill.com/city/brooklyn/) [New York](https://thehill.com/province-state/new-york/) [New York City](https://thehill.com/city/new-york-city/) [New York City Department of Parks & Recreation](https://thehill.com/organization/new-york-city-department-of-parks-recreation/) [Campaign](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/) [State Watch](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/) [Wire](https://thehill.com/homenews/wire/) [State Watch](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/) [See All](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/) “It wasn’t moving really at all.” The city’s Parks Department spokesperson expressed their gratitude to the Parks Enforcement Patrol and Urban Park Rangers who were able “to capture and transport” the animal, adding that no person was harmed during the ordeal and the animal is currently being evaluated. A New York City Department of Parks & Recreation spokesperson told The Hill that park officials altered Parks Enforcement Patrol and Urban Park Rangers early Sunday morning to come to the park after spotting the alligator.

The woman was walking her dog, which survived the incident, at the time of the attack.

The FWC said alligators usually don't attack people and that fatalities from gator attacks are rare. Lucie County Sheriff's office provided the FWC with aerial support while the wildlife commission searched for the gator, WPEC reported. An 85-year-old woman was killed by a 10-foot alligator in Fort Pierce, Florida, wildlife officials said Monday.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said witnesses called 911 after seeing an alligator attack an elderly woman in St. Lucie Monday.

The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office was called after someone saw what happened. ST.

Workers from the New York City Department of Parks got a scaly surprise on Sunday when they discovered and rescued an alligator in a Brooklyn park.

Most of the eight children and 15 adults had been in freshwater bodies of water. "In addition to the potential danger to park goers this could have caused, releasing non-indigenous animals or unwanted pets can lead to the elimination of native species and unhealthy water quality." There have been 23 fatalities caused by wild alligators in Florida since 1973, among 383 unprovoked bites not caused by someone handling or intentionally harassing an alligator. Alligator bites are most likely to occur in or around water, as gators aren't well-equipped to capture prey on dry land. Alligators are opportunistic feeders that will eat what is readily available and are easily overpowered. NYC Parks

Firefighters recovered the woman's body from a pond in Spanish Lakes Fairways off I-95 in northwest St. Lucie County Monday afternoon.

Lucie County Fire District spokesperson Brenda Stokes said fire rescue workers were sent to Picante Circle at 12:07 p.m. St. Residents told WPTV that the woman was walking her dog when the alligator grabbed it. "A contracted nuisance alligator trapper has captured the alligator involved in the incident," she said. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office deputies were sent to the 6700 block of Picante Circle for what they called an "alligator bite incident" following 911 calls. ST.

An 85-year-old woman died following an alligator bite, when the gator grabbed her while she was walking her dog Monday, wildlife officials said.

Lucie County Fire District spokesperson Brenda Stokes said fire rescue workers were sent to the area at 12:07 p.m. Residents told WPTV that the woman was walking her dog when the alligator grabbed it. "A contracted nuisance alligator trapper has captured the alligator involved in the incident," she said. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office deputies were sent to the area for what they called an "alligator bite incident" following 911 calls. Lucie County is about 70 miles north of Palm Beach, Florida. Lucie County Monday afternoon, emergency officials said.

The technique could help prevent infections in the millions of pounds of farmed catfish raised for human consumption.

Beyond that, the Auburn researchers would need to go through the lengthy and arduous process of getting the genetically modified catfish approved for human consumption by the U.S. And whether or not genetically modified catfish ever end up on humans’ dinner plates, the findings represent a “breakthrough in aquaculture genetics” research, the scientists write in the paper. The researchers also made a strategic decision about exactly where to inject the gene into the catfish’s genomes. The technique is not straightforward or easy, and scientists would likely need to repeat it for each new round of fish. The genetically modified fish survived at rates that were two to five times higher than their unedited counterparts, the findings suggest. In initial tests, the addition of alligator genes did seem to make catfish more impervious to infection. Still, scientists like Lutz say the idea shows promise. This sterilized the genetically modified fish. To find out, they used the In the future, this could theoretically help minimize the environmental impact of fish farming, decrease waste and make the process overall less resource intensive. But gene editing may not be a fix-all for farmed catfish. But aquaculture is complicated by infections and diseases, which kill millions of farmed fish year after year.

Witnesses called 911 and firefighters recovered the woman's body from a pond. A contracted nuisance alligator trapper captured the alligator, according to the ...

The Florida record for weight is a 1,043 pound (13 feet 10-1/2 inches long) male from Orange Lake in Alachua County. Dogs are more susceptible to being bitten than humans because dogs resemble the natural prey of alligators. They can create problems for people or other alligators along the way. The figures are the latest in which numbers are available and may not include incidents still under investigation. The sound of dogs barking and playing may draw an alligator to thearea. Alligators seldom bite people for reasons other than food, according to the FWC. [death of 2-year-old Lane Graves, ](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/06/14/reports-alligator-drags-child-into-water-fla/85905266/)which happened almost seven years ago. Lucie County was in 2019. There is a condition, though. In June 2016, Lane was grabbed by an alligator as he played in about a foot of water at the Seven Seas Lagoon at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa in Orlando. Witnesses called 911 and firefighters recovered the woman's body from a pond. [1.3 million alligators are in Florida](https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/alligator/snap/) and can be found in all 67 counties, according to FWC.

Alligator attacks - especially resulting in death - are uncommon according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The woman's dog ...

Neighbours told local media that the alligator emerged from the water and lunged at the dog. The FWC and St. "The victim has been recovered and a contracted nuisance alligator trapper has captured the alligator involved in the incident," the FWC said in a statement.

The dog survived Monday's attack in Fort Pierce, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesperson said.

Alligators prefer freshwater lakes and slow-moving rivers, [according to the agency](https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/reptiles/alligator/). [866-392-4286](tel:866-392-4286), its Nuisance Alligator Hotline, which dispatches alligator trappers "to resolve the situation." He stayed down the whole time.

In Florida, wildlife officials say a nearly 11-foot alligator killed an elderly woman while she was taking her dog for a walk.

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An 85-year-old woman walking her dog was killed Monday when an alligator pulled her into a nearby retention pond in southeast Florida, according to wildlife ...

“Serge was pulled into deeper water and died as a result of the incident,” it said. The woman was recovered and the alligator involved in the incident was captured by a contracted nuisance alligator trapper, the fish and wildlife commission said. Serge was knocked over and the alligator pulled her into the water by her foot,” according to a commission incident report.