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Native America Calling: A cultural connection with alligators
Friday, January 20, 2023

Cultural connection: Alligators
Alligators are known as large and fearsome reptiles. But they are also traditional touchstones and an important source of food for Southern and Southeastern tribes.

Overhunting and human encroachment nearly drove the animal to extinction, but protections and habitat improvement helped them make a dramatic recovery.

Friday on Native America Calling, we’ll hear about ongoing tribal efforts to manage populations of the animal that continues to have an important and enduring connection.

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An American alligator in Florida. Photo: Mary Keim

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