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Lurking alligators prompt south Georgia park to close swim area... [View all]
VALDOSTA, Ga. —
A state park in south Georgia has closed its beach area after several alligators started getting too near swimmers, according to a media report.
A professional trapper has been brought into Reed Bingham State Park in Adel to remove the alligators, the Valdosta Daily Times reported.
Kim Hatcher, a spokeswoman for Georgia state parks, said alligators are naturally afraid of humans and tend to stay away, the paper reported. Human involvement in this park may have caused the alligators to begin coming too close to people.
“We like to remind people not to feed the wildlife,” Hatcher said.
More at link:
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/lurking-alligators-prompt-south-georgia-park-to-close-swim-area/365295987
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