Why are American alligators not exticnt?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/19/2019

Until 1985, American Alligators were considered endangered, because before that, Americans, and centuries ago European settlers, hunted them down to very near extinction. However, the American government banned hunting these animals, and they flourished again.

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∙ 14y ago

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