Cooling Canals News Today

Upon the city. experts say the insects appear after a wet spring. they do not have diseases nor do they bite but clearly, they are getting a lot of attention. crocodiles are breathing in an unlikely environment. they are residing in the cooling canals of a florida nuclear plant. wildlife biologist seemed to be okay with it. phil keating explains. >> off they go. >> american crocodiles are crawling back from the brink of extinction and driving of all places, south floridas turkey point nuclear ...

Experts say the insects appear after a wet spring. they do not have diseases nor do they bite but clearly, they are getting a lot of attention. crocodiles are breathing in an unlikely environment. they are residing in the cooling canals of a florida nuclear plant. wildlife biologist seemed to be okay with it. phil keating explains. >> off they go. >> american crocodiles are crawling back from the brink of extinction and driving of all places, south floridas turkey point nuclear power plant. on...

Power plant and 170 miles of cooling canals home. no, theyre not radioactive. wanted and endangers species, now theyre threatened. >> so crucial to the environment and so interesting. its basically seeing the fruiting of your labor. you go throughout the year waiting for the babies to hatch, collecting them and releasing them back in the wild, which is the ultimate satisfaction. >> every july and august, they zigzag up and down the cooling canals looking for nests, each with 30 to 50 earrings. t...

Them. how did that go? >> went well. the nuclear power plant is a perfect place for the crocodiles. the facility allows them to have the place to themselves. july is hatching season. baby crocs are being brought to the lab where theyre days old where they receive gentle treatment from florida power and light. american crocodiles were once on the brink of extinction, down to 500 in the 70s. today theres about 2,000 of them. 1 out of 4 calls the 170 miles of nuclear cooling canals home. no, they a...