SCDNR launches ‘GatorWise' project
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources wants you to stay 'GatorWise' this summer.
The agency announced Monday the release of its alligator information project, called GatorWise, which aims to promote guidance on how to act when coming into contact with an alligator. The main goal is to minimize conflict between humans and alligators.
Biologists say the program is important because it will offer a central place for states in the southeast to reference information about alligator safety, especially as human development grows in alligator habitats.
'The introduction of GatorWise is important because information about how humans should behave around alligators is similar across the southeast, but until now, each state has had to manage their own outreach sites and information,' said Morgan Hart, SCDNR Alligator Biologist. 'We hope that being able to reference a central place for information will help people and alligators coexist safely'.
SCDNR said alligators are a robust species that can thrive in areas where development occurs, as long as the people in these areas understand how to responsibly coexist with them.
With the weather warning, the agency said it's important for people to remember that it is normal to see alligators moving around and basking in rivers, ponds and lakes.
You can learn more by visiting gatorwise.org.
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