There are more alligators in South Carolina than there are in Florida. Thought i could set the record straight on that one.
100,000
Alligator population There are roughly
100,000 alligators in South Carolina, according to SCDNR. The American alligator species is what scientists call “one of the first endangered species success stories.”
islandpacket.com
Alligators are a protected species but more than 1,000 of them are killed in the state each year by the public, private land owners and nuisance removal hunters licensed by the state. There’s a historical estimate of about
100,000 alligators in South Carolina.
postandcourier.com