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Links related to alligators & alligator programs
Alligator Farms
GatorlandGatoramaEverglades Alligator FarmJungle AdventuresSt. Augustine Alligator Farm
Alligator Products
All American Gator ProductsAlligator Bob'sAlligatorLeather.comAmerican Tanning & Leather Co.Care for Alligator Leather ProductsClassic Alligator Products Of FloridaHigh Classic Alligator Leather ProductsJohn Walker TaxidermyThe Hide Out
Academic and Governmental
Alligators: Dragons in Paradise - Traveling ExhibitCITES Identification Guide - Crocodilians Florida Administrative Code OnlineFlorida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research UnitFlorida Department of Agriculture - Alligator MarketingThe Croc DocsUF Department of Wildlife Ecology and ConservationUF IFAS Extension PublicationsUS Fish and Wildlife Service - Alligator Fact SheetUS Fish and Wildlife Service - Species ProfileUS Fish and Wildlife Service - CITES websiteUS Fish and Wildlife Service - CITES permit information(for permits to import and export alligator products)US Fish and Wildlife Service - Florida office directory
Non-Governmenal Organizations
Crocodile Specialist GroupeNature.com - American AlligatorNatureServe - Alligator species reportPBS - Nature - Alligators and CrocodilesPBS - NOVA - Crocodiles!WPBT Wild Florida: Alligators
Other Crocodilian Web Pages
All About Alligators- Enchanted Learning SoftwareAnimal Diversity Web - American AlligatorCrocodilians: Natural History & ConservationCrocodopolisDigital Morphology of an Alligator SkullHerper.com: Crocodiles and AlligatorsHow Alligators Work - Howstuffworks.comSeaworld/Busch Gardens - Alligator Fact SheetThe Alligator and Its Allies - Online Book
Alligator Hunting Supplies, Guide Services, & Ecotours:
Adrenaline Alligator AdventuresAirboats and Alligators - Lake Trafford tours onlyAirboat and Gator Charters, Inc.Airboat USAAlligator Hunting Equipment, LLCA-One Alligator Hunts and TaxidermyBeco Stainless Steel PowerHeadsBud's Bangsticks & PowerheadsCamp David Hunt ClubCajun Gator Hunting SuppliesCustom Adventures & EquipmentDeep South OutfitterDream Lakes of FloridaCentral Florida Trophy HuntsEverglades AdventuresFlorida Airboat ChartersFlorida Airboat Tours, Inc.Florida Alligator EmpireFlorida Travel - where to see alligatorsFWC Outfitters and Guides listGator Guides & Ratworks alligator hunting equipmentGator Park Airboat ToursGrape Hammock Fish CampG & B Gator GearH&H Guide ServicesJeff Leserra Enterprises alligator hunting equipmentLakeside AdventuresMarsh Beast Airboat ToursRide-The-WindRon's Guide ServiceSilver Lake PreserveSouthern Gator TrailsThe Coastal SportsmenVaughan GatorsWild Florida Outfitters
Internet Mapping Resources
Google Maps (Road maps and satellite images)LABINS -- Florida DEP (Topographic maps, aerial photos)MapMachine -- National Geographic (Aerial photos, satellite images, road and topographic maps)Rand McNally (Road maps)MSR Maps (Topographic maps and aerial photos)TopoZone (Topographic maps)The USGS Store (click on "Map locator" to download free topographic maps)
Information Related to Alligator Programs
Airboat RegulationsBoating Safety InformationFDACS Food Permit Information and Application Form FWC Boat RampsLake Okeechobee Boat RampsMercury in the EvergladesState Boating Law Summary
FWC Facts:The oystercatcher is one of the largest and heaviest of Florida's shorebirds. It is striking in appearance: dark brown, black and white, with a bright red bill.
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