American Alligator Recovery
1987 CE • United States
"The now-flourishing American alligator has been removed from the endangered species list in states outside its primary territory, the Fish and Wildlife Service has announced. The agency had earlier removed the alligator from the endangered species list in the heart of its territory, Florida, Louisiana and Texas. . . ''Today, the American alligator is biologically secure throughout its range,'' thanks to habitat management and law-enforcement efforts, said Frank Dunkle, director of the Fish and Wildlife Service."
Associated Press, “Alligator Off Endangered List,” The New York Times, June 26, 1987.
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