A press conference was held Tuesday, July 7, at mile marker 85 on the westbound side of Alligator Alley, regarding the arrest of a Lee County man who was caught taking alligator eggs illegally.
On Tuesday, July 7, at mile marker 85 on the westbound side of Alligator Alley, Gabriella Ferraro, Florida Fish and Wildlife Public Information Coordinator, held a press conference regarding the arrest of a Lee County man who was caught taking alligator eggs illegally. "It is not uncommon for people to poach eggs, but it is uncommon for someone to take this number of eggs," she said. The man was caught with 133 American alligator eggs.
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On Tuesday, July 7, several American alligators were visible in the canal near mile marker 85 where the FWC held a press conference to discuss the July 1 arrest of a man found poaching alligator eggs. According to Ferraro, an average clutch of alligator eggs contains 35. Forty-nine-year-old Gerald R. Clemons had removed eggs from at least ten different nests, and had 133 eggs in his possession when arrested.
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On Tuesday, July 7, at mile marker 85 on the westbound side of Alligator Alley, Gabriella Ferraro, Florida Fish and Wildlife Public Information Coordinator, held a press conference regarding the arrest of a Lee County man who was caught taking alligator eggs illegally. "We just happened to be in the right place at the right time to make the arrest," she said.
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A photograph of the alligator eggs.
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