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North American alligators are an endangered species
success story. Listed as endangered in the 1970's, it was
reclassified as threatened in 1977 and reclassified again in the
1980's as regulated. This has opened the door for businesses
based on alligators
Alligator farming is a very lucrative business. Farmers must
obtain a license from the government. The main focus
of farming is the production of meat and leather, but
farmers have found ways to use every part of the alligator
even the bones. The only part not used is the viscera.
Alligator parts show up as everything from designer
purses and shoes, back scratchers, key chains, and gruesome
heads for tourists to display.
Even though there are over a million alligators reported in the
wild, they are slowly losing habitat due to
development. According to the alligators, "This really bites"!
