The Comeback Kids, Book 7, the American Alligator

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Comeback Kids, Book 7, The American AlligatorISBN13:9781614772101ISBN10:161477210XAuthor:Dyan, Penelope (Author)Description:The American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) Is One Of Two Living Alligator Species And Is Native Only To The, Southeastern United States The Other Larger Living Alligator Species Is The Chinese Alligator Alligators Come To Us From A Prehistoric Era Which Makes These Comeback Kids Even More Amazing They Survived Their Prehistoric Relatives All The Way Into The 21St Century In Spite Of Being Hunted For Their Skins And For Meat By Both Natives To America As Well As By Those Who Settled Here Alligators Are Not An Endangered Species, But They Are Legally Protected, And They Are Classified As Threatened Because They A Lot Look Like The American Crocodile, Which Is An Endangered Species As A Result Of Earlier Unregulated And Unrestricted Killing Of The American Alligator, The Alligator Population Noticeably Decreased Hunting Restrictions In The 1940'S And 50'S Slowed Decline, But Illegal Poaching During The Late 1950'S And 1960'S Resulted In Further Decrease In Populations Extensive Poaching Continued Until 1970 When An Amendment To The Federal Lacey Act Made The Interstate Shipment Of Illegally-Taken Alligators A Federal Violation Combined With Reduced Demand For Alligator Skins (Brought About By Outcries For Protection Of The Species During The Politically Active Late 1960'S And 1970'S) Poaching Was Nearly Eliminated These Photographs Were Taken Near Fort Myers Florida In The Everglades, Where The American Alligator Continues Its Comeback Once Again, We Had To Do Nothing Except Refrain From What We Were Doing To Change The Course Of This Keystone Species Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:BELLISSIMA PUBPublication Date:2015-06-28Weight:1.1 lbsDimensions:0.31'' H x 11.02'' L x 8.5'' WNumber of Pages:62Language:English

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