Snares and hooks not provided
The FWC emphasizes that income earned from being a nuisance alligator trapper may be insufficient to fully support an individual or family, adding that most trappers have additional sources of income.
In altre parole, you probably won’t get rich from helping Florida reduce its population of surplus alligators.
In order to apply, the Florida FWC asks that the applicant:
- Be able to supply any equipment necessary to take alligators (camion, barca, snares, hooks, eccetera).
- Have a record of adherence to fish and wildlife regulations and have no criminal history.
- Assume personal liability for health, welfare and safety of themselves and their trapping agents.
Florida also asks the successful applicant to project a positive image to the public and media, which should be a piece of cake for any recreational alligator hunter, no?
Alligators and human interaction
It’s no secret that Florida is home to some of the largest populations of American alligators in the United States, often living in close proximity to humans.
The Florida FWC’s call for nuisance alligator trappers coincides with recent alligator attacks, Compreso
an attack on a Florida woman who was trimming trees,
and who suffered major injuries.
The alligator in this case was caught by a licensed alligator trapper and brought to an alligator farm.
Nel mese di luglio,
a family came across a 9-foot alligator with missing limbs on their doorstep. In Aprile,
officials warned motorists of aggressive alligators during mating season. L'anno scorso,
alligators were caught on tape climbing fences and swimming on roads across the state.
“FWC places the highest priority on public safety and administers a Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program,” FWC said in a statement to CNN. “The goal of SNAP is to proactively address alligator threats in developed areas, while conserving alligators in areas where they naturally occur.”
In altre parole, alligators are just part of life in the Sunshine state, but some mitigation is required, in addition to respect for the animals’ natural habitat. And that’s where the “nuisance alligator trapper” comes in.