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In the shadow of the Magic Kingdom, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Officers search for a young boy June 15, 2016 after the boy was grabbed by an alligator at Grand Floridian Resort at Disney World. RED HUBER/ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS
About 250 alligators have been removed from Disney properties since an alligator killed 2-year-old Lane Thomas Graves from the shores of Disneyâs Grand Floridian Resort and Spa five years a go.
Disney management and staff have worked directly with trappers contracted through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to remove them.
Disney has also installed a boulder wall and reptile warning signs at the resort, as well as reinforced training among Disney staff.
250 gators removed from Disney since boy died in 2016 attack
June 22, 2021 GMT
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Wildlife officials have removed 250 alligators from Disney properties in the five years since a 2-year-old boy was killed by an alligator at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, a newspaper reported.
The company has worked with trappers contracted through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to remove the gators, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Most of the nuisance gators taken from Disney properties are euthanized and sold for their hide and meat, Tammy Sapp, spokeswoman for the wildlife agency, told the newspaper.
Some are also transferred to alligator farms, animal exhibits and zoos, she said. Those less than 4 feet (1.2 meters) are relocated, she said.
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