They have alligator farms also which farm raise them as a paying crop.
These alligators have never been protected and provide the vast bulk of
alligator products.
Rand E.
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*- DORIS FANG -* wrote:
>
> On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Dirk Wright wrote:
>
> > >You know, with all this talk of skins, it occured to me that there is
> > >missing( from the selections list) that old southern favorite-
> > >alligator. Just imagine a gold olympus covered in red gator skin-
> > >WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WHEEEEEEEEEEE! I garr-on-tee!
> > >
> >
> > yeah, 'cept it's illegal here in the US I believe.....
>
> I don't know, because here in Gatorland, they issue alligator hunting
> licenses, and one can find things like alligator chili and stew in
> restaurants, and I imagine the skins are not being thrown away.
>
> *= Doris Fang =*
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