statepalace
10-16-2005, 08:48 PM
From: MSN Nicknamestatepalace (Original Message) Sent: 10/13/2005 11:50 PM
This might sound strange, but my dad works for EDC (oil) and said that he can't even bear to look at the side of the road anymore when he goes to Johnson Bayou. He has to look straight ahead, because there are dying deer, gators, everything that have either been swept to the beach (gators are not salt water creatures) or are out of fresh water due to the innundation of the fresh water supply with salt from Rita. He says he feels like everyone has forgotten about Rita. Even tried to get a little one (2ft) into the back of his truck, but after he got out and thought about it realized there was just no way. Don't know if anyone even DOES gator rescue, but at this point it would be a whole lot kinder to be killed humanely and instantly than to dehydrate and die over weeks. Any thoughts? This is in Cameron Parish, btw, where LITERALLY nothing is left but the water tower. Nothing.
From: MSN NicknamerewerbeSent: 10/14/2005 2:12 PM
Thanks for caring about the gators. When I was down there I saw one by the side of the road that had been hit by a car. I hope someone has a heart for these long-lived creatures. If they brought them to Winn-Dixie all the volunteers would have to care for them. That would be interesting.
From: D&GDogLovers Sent: 10/14/2005 4:41 PM
I Googled to find an alligator rescue -- no luck, but only spent about 15 minutes searching. It seems like Florida would have one... I'll keep looking.
You might want to try the State Wildlife Agency? They might just want to shoot them though, instead of placing them back into their habitat.
Greg (Tex)
"Not without my pets!!"
From: MSN Nicknamemerrymalcontentedmisfit Sent: 10/14/2005 5:28 PM
You're right, FL does have one....here's the article:
"An alligator rescue team from Gatorland, a theme park in Orlando, Fla., flew
in Monday night to take over the hunt for Machado Lake's fugitive reptile.
Four alligator handlers from the theme park -- billed as "The alligator
capital of the world" -- showed up Monday night, parked their car on a bluff
overlooking the lake and shined their headlights over the water. They will
use traps to try to snag the wily, 6- to 7-foot-long animal that some
believe may be a caiman. They've agreed to do the job for free. If they succeed, the animal, thought to be an abandoned pet, will go back to live at Gatorland bearing an as-yet undetermined, Los Angeles city-related name, said Ron Berkowitz, harbor region superintendent of the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks.
"They've (Gatorland) been in business for 53 years and they're among the
best rescuers in the United States," Berkowitz said. "They have more
manpower and more updated equipment."
The only contact info I found is:
customerservice@gatorland.com
From: MSN Nickname1Possecop Sent: 10/14/2005 9:47 PM
there is an alligator farm located in St. Augustine, Fla. It is closer than Orlando, but on the east side of the state, Also for fla Alligators the wildlife game warden is called to deal with the alligators, try contacting the same agency for La. they will know about any rescues available for this situation.
possecop
From: MSN NicknameDaysailc1 Sent: 10/16/2005 12:26 PM
The Florida group would be Florida Fish and Wildlife at 1-888-404-3922, the alligator hotline is 1-866-392-4286 and the site is www.floridaconservation.org
Lousiana's version is www.lwaa.org. don't know if they will help but it''s worth a shot
This might sound strange, but my dad works for EDC (oil) and said that he can't even bear to look at the side of the road anymore when he goes to Johnson Bayou. He has to look straight ahead, because there are dying deer, gators, everything that have either been swept to the beach (gators are not salt water creatures) or are out of fresh water due to the innundation of the fresh water supply with salt from Rita. He says he feels like everyone has forgotten about Rita. Even tried to get a little one (2ft) into the back of his truck, but after he got out and thought about it realized there was just no way. Don't know if anyone even DOES gator rescue, but at this point it would be a whole lot kinder to be killed humanely and instantly than to dehydrate and die over weeks. Any thoughts? This is in Cameron Parish, btw, where LITERALLY nothing is left but the water tower. Nothing.
From: MSN NicknamerewerbeSent: 10/14/2005 2:12 PM
Thanks for caring about the gators. When I was down there I saw one by the side of the road that had been hit by a car. I hope someone has a heart for these long-lived creatures. If they brought them to Winn-Dixie all the volunteers would have to care for them. That would be interesting.
From: D&GDogLovers Sent: 10/14/2005 4:41 PM
I Googled to find an alligator rescue -- no luck, but only spent about 15 minutes searching. It seems like Florida would have one... I'll keep looking.
You might want to try the State Wildlife Agency? They might just want to shoot them though, instead of placing them back into their habitat.
Greg (Tex)
"Not without my pets!!"
From: MSN Nicknamemerrymalcontentedmisfit Sent: 10/14/2005 5:28 PM
You're right, FL does have one....here's the article:
"An alligator rescue team from Gatorland, a theme park in Orlando, Fla., flew
in Monday night to take over the hunt for Machado Lake's fugitive reptile.
Four alligator handlers from the theme park -- billed as "The alligator
capital of the world" -- showed up Monday night, parked their car on a bluff
overlooking the lake and shined their headlights over the water. They will
use traps to try to snag the wily, 6- to 7-foot-long animal that some
believe may be a caiman. They've agreed to do the job for free. If they succeed, the animal, thought to be an abandoned pet, will go back to live at Gatorland bearing an as-yet undetermined, Los Angeles city-related name, said Ron Berkowitz, harbor region superintendent of the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks.
"They've (Gatorland) been in business for 53 years and they're among the
best rescuers in the United States," Berkowitz said. "They have more
manpower and more updated equipment."
The only contact info I found is:
customerservice@gatorland.com
From: MSN Nickname1Possecop Sent: 10/14/2005 9:47 PM
there is an alligator farm located in St. Augustine, Fla. It is closer than Orlando, but on the east side of the state, Also for fla Alligators the wildlife game warden is called to deal with the alligators, try contacting the same agency for La. they will know about any rescues available for this situation.
possecop
From: MSN NicknameDaysailc1 Sent: 10/16/2005 12:26 PM
The Florida group would be Florida Fish and Wildlife at 1-888-404-3922, the alligator hotline is 1-866-392-4286 and the site is www.floridaconservation.org
Lousiana's version is www.lwaa.org. don't know if they will help but it''s worth a shot