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Gatorland Provides Safety Tips

Gatorland Provides Safety Tips As 2019 Alligator Breeding Season Begins Florida’s Most Trusted Authority On Alligator Safety and Education ORLANDO, Florida (April 4, 2019) –  With the start of alligator breeding season now underway, Gatorland® reminds the public that any body of water in the state of Florida can be home to alligators and that they are now on the move, looking for mates and nesting sites.  Here are some important things to keep in mind from Florida’s Most Trusted Authority on Alligator Safety and Education: •  Take note that we are in alligator breeding season right now.  Alligators can be very territorial and many are on the move looking for mates. •  When there is a drought and water levels are low, this also puts alligators on the move. •  Use extra caution in the morning or evening hours in shallow water, as alligators [...]

Gatorland Provides Safety Tips2020-04-21T15:00:46-04:00

Greetings from Gatorland Bird Rookery

January 14th, 2012 Greetings from the Gatorland Rookery! Our birds have kicked-off the breeding season. The Great Egrets are in all stages of breeding behaviors. I observed courtship displays, allopreening, and mating. Many are standing on what looks to be potential nest sites; many are building nests and two are already sitting on an egg. Three Wood Storks are hanging out in their usual nesting trees on the eastern edge. Our other common wading species are around but don’t seem to be switching into gear yet. Double-crested Cormorants are nesting on the south island in the main lake. Three of their apparently healthy chicks were visible and I estimate them to be just a couple weeks old. One Roseate Spoonbill was sitting on the east edge of the breeding marsh just north of the Wood Storks. Other birds for the day included Osprey, Limpkin, Belted [...]

Greetings from Gatorland Bird Rookery2020-04-07T15:46:03-04:00
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