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Five gators were removed from the lake following the boy's disappearance, and trappers continued looking for gators after his body was found Wednesday.

Five removed from the pond the child was attacked in. This is a nightmare. Wildlife officers and Disney do not have a hold on this. They simply do not. Not yet, anyway.

On CBS, as I watched last night. This father was laughed at and blown off, just last year. Different hotel, same problem.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/lane-gra...re-boys-death/

I remember when they were an endangered species and could not be hunted. They must be prolific breeders as they're all over the South now having been removed from the list.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_alligator

The American alligator is listed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Historically, hunting had decimated their population, and the American alligator was listed as an endangered species by the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Subsequent conservation efforts have allowed their numbers to increase and the species was removed from the list in 1987. Alligators are now harvested for their skins and meat. The species is the official state reptile of three states: Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi.