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3 Fatal Gator Attacks in 1 Week Worry Fla. - Yahoo! News

These are unfortunate, unrelated coincidences, commission spokesman Willie Puz said - AP News reported yesterday.

That phrase always gets my attention.

Associated Press:

MIAMI - Trapper Todd Hardwick typically gets about four nuisance alligator calls each day, but he is getting 15 now, after an unprecedented burst of three deadly gator attacks on people in a week.

The article mentions that the area where the woman jogger was attacked was part of the everglades, not too long ago. Now it is a suburban community.

When someone built homes there and told people to move in, they forgot to build a new home for the alligators to move out to and live.

As humans increase in numbers and move into choice climates, it is said they displace the species that are already there. In practice, they wipe out the wildlife homes and, if the animals put up a fight or or taste good - they outright kill them. Not a pleasant description, but often true.

While the morality of the actions is debatable, the bottom line is that certain species numbers are dwelling. While dogs, cats, and rats have made out well from their association with man - certain other species have not been so lucky.

No need to list them here. You know where to find the lists - and what most of the species are, already.

posted by John Collins @ 5:00 PM