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226 alligators removed from Disney World since toddler’s death 5 years ago Alligators removed under the Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program Tags:  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Wildlife trappers have captured and removed at least 226 nuisance alligators from Walt Disney World property since a toddler was killed by an alligator at a Disney resort nearly five years ago, state records show. Lane Thomas Graves, 2, was building sandcastles on the beach outside Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort on June 14, 2016, when an alligator lunged out of the Seven Seas Lagoon as the toddler bent over to scoo...

Craig Pittman: For Florida Woman Shannon Estenoz, just appointed to U.S. Dept. of Interior job — here’s a to-do list Dear Shannon, First of all, congratulations! As a fellow Florida native — albeit one from the Panhandle, not from the Keys — I am always happy to see a Floridian get the opportunity to influence the course of history. Of course, such an opportunity comes with certain risks. We saw this with Katherine Harris’ blundering in overseeing the 2000 election recount, and with the crew from Miami who became the bungling Watergate burglars. That’s naming ju...

The Florida Everglades as seen from the Tamiami Trail. Credit: Marc Ryckaert via Wikimedia Commons Dear Shannon, First of all, congratulations! As a fellow Florida native — albeit one from the Panhandle, not from the Keys — I am always happy to see a Floridian get the opportunity to influence the course of history. Of course, such an opportunity comes with certain risks. We saw this with Katherine Harris’ blundering in overseeing the 2000 election recount, and with the crew from Miami who became the bungling Watergate burglars. That’s naming just a couple of times when Flo...

If you don’t mind ‘hands-on work,’ check out this FWC job posting Florida is one of the few places you’d see this job post Updated:  Tags:  SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. – With so many businesses reopening across the state, you may have noticed the many wanted signs for workers in your neighborhood. If you’re in the job market, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is looking for an alligator trapper in Sarasota County. The trapper would join the statewide Nuisance Alligator Program, which removes alligators that are at least 4 feet long and end up in places like swimmin...

This job isn't for the faint of heart.