Thursday 10 May 2018

Alligators on the beach? Killer whales in rivers? Get used to it



Large predators once hunted to near-extinction are showing up in unexpected places

Date: May 7, 2018
Source: Duke University

Summary:
Sightings of alligators and other large predators in places where conventional wisdom says they 'shouldn't be' have increased in recent years, in large part because local populations, once hunted to near-extinction, are rebounding. A new article finds that far from being outliers, these sightings signify the return of highly adaptable predators to prime hunting grounds they occupied long ago -- a trend that opens new opportunities for future conservation.


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