Robert Lucius, executive director of CREW Trust, points to the “Sharing the Trail with Alligators” sign located halfway down the Shell Trail at Bird Rookery Swamp. Photo courtesy Robert Lucius
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FWC’s SNAP helps manage rising human-alligator encounters
As encounters between people and alligators become more common across Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program, aka SNAP, plays a critical role in public safety — most recently following an attack on a hiker at CREW Bird Rookery Swamp in Collier County on Aug. 17.
