State Reports Show that 226 Alligators Have Been Removed from Disney Property Since 2016
On 5/13/21 at 2:08 PM EDT
In 2016, a two-year-old boy was tragically killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. In the years since the accident, 226 alligators have reportedly been removed from Disney property.
Disney's Orlando property is built on and around marshes and other large bodies of water. As such, alligators are drawn to the park. But Disney isn't the only area in Florida with a gator problem.
In fact, with a statewide gator population totaling over one million, many residents up and down the state have frequent run-ins with the scaly reptile. To keep people safe, a statewide program was created to allow trappers to remove potentially harmful alligators from designated areas.