Keystone Species Padlet: North American Alligator by Jordan Harper https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f By: Matthew R., Maria R., Jake C. and Jordan H. en-us 2017-12-07 19:08:13 UTC 2023-06-07 15:30:14 UTC hello@padlet.com North American Alligator 1473879 https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214289978 2017-12-07 19:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214289978 1516883 https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214292540 2017-12-07 19:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214292540 14968901 https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214293058 2017-12-07 19:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214293058 Habitat 1516883 https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214293589 The North American alligator lives in lakes, ponds, and waterways of the southeastern United States. ]]> 2017-12-07 19:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214293589 Food Sources 1516883 https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214294064 The North American Alligator eats fish, turtles, snakes, birds, and small mammals. ]]> 2017-12-07 19:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214294064 Laws passed 1473879 https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214294506  There is an amendment to the Lacey Act and C.I.T.I.E.S. This is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. By also being on the federal endangered species list, the North American alligator was entirely protected.]]> 2017-12-07 19:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214294506 Conflicts 1516883 https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214294983 Many people are living on the coast, in alligator territory. This causes people to kill alligators when they are in places the people don’t want them to be. The alligators are also eating people’s pets. They are also becoming less afraid of humans, this means that they are willing to be fed by the people. The alligators being fed by an outside source interrupts the ecosystem.]]> 2017-12-07 19:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214294983 How they are important to the Ecosystem 1516883 https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214295806 They create holes to help them keep water in times of drought, this helps supply water for plants and wildlife in the wetlands. Without them, the water supply would be low for all of the plants and animals that need aquatic areas to live.

]]> 2017-12-07 19:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214295806 Reason For Their Decline: The Early 19th Century 1516883 https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214296321 The combined pressure of habitat loss and market hunting caused the alligators to be killed very quickly. Almost 200,000 alligators were killed in the state of Florida alone.]]> 2017-12-07 19:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214296321 Cause of Conflict 1516883 https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214297752 People started to live near water. The economy is also pushing for more coastal development. This drove out the alligators and destroyed their habitats. 

]]> 2017-12-07 19:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214297752 A Solution 14686751 https://padlet.com/14686751/ffw2uc4xfc8f/wish/214300186 By placing the animal under strict protective laws and helping to replenish its habitat, the animal is starting to make a comeback.

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Dailymail.com, Stacy Liberatore For. “A Reptile from Another Time: Researchers Say the American Alligator Is 6 MILLION Years Older than Previously Thought.” Daily Mail Online, Associated Newspapers, 20 Sept. 2016, www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3799040/A-reptile-time-Researchers-say-American-alligator-6-MILLION-years-older-previously-thought.html. 
“NCWRC, N.C. Alligator Task Force Seeking Public Input on Alligator Management in North Carolina.” Carolina Sportsman, NC Sportsman, 26 Sept. 2016, www.northcarolinasportsman.com/details.php?id=6220.

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