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The Gater At our Local Duck Pond!

Here The gator was near the edge of the Pond, Trying to Make Dinner out of 3 Ducks!

This Gater is about 4 1/2 foot long and North Charleston nor the South Carolina Wildlife people will do anything about it. I have personally seen it tracking and trying to chase the Ducks for dinner. But they say thwy will do nothing about it.

SomeBody needs to pressure them beacuse this is a public park where people come with childern and toddlers and when the gater(s) see a toddler near the water they start tracking the childern as if they are potential dinner for them. So far No one at North Charleston or the Wildlife commision will tell me who will be responsible if one of these gators harm a child!!!! SEE UPDATE AT BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE!

News Channel 4 WCIV TV4 Coverage of the Gator

My Thanks to them for covering the Story!

This is My own Footage of the Gator Swimming around!

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Update on The Gator Saga:

I just recieved this message form North Charleston City hall, it was dated 5/2/00

From: "Renee Frye" | Block address

To:

� Subject: RE: HELP - A Public plea to protect our children

� Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 17:08:41 -0400

�Organization: City of North Charleston - Executive Department

Mayor Summey has been concerned about this matter, too. Therefore, a

call was made to Governor Hodges' office. We have just received a telephone

call from Governor Hodges' office who telephoned the Department of

Natural Resources and the DNR has stated that the alligator will be picked up

and removed this afternoon or tomorrow.

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Thank you for you concern regarding this matter. Mayor Summey and the

City of North Charleston are very pleased that this matter could be

rectified.

Please let us know if we can assist in any way in the future.

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Sincerely,

Renee B. Frye

Executive Secretary to

Mayor R. Keith Summey

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And The Governer's Reply:

Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 13:23:49 -0400

� From: "Governor Jim Hodges" | Block address

� To:

�Subject: Your Correspondence

Yesterday, I had staff make arrangements with the Department of Natural

Resources to have the alligator removed. They were to try to get

someone over there yesterday, but were sure they could do so today. As I am

sure you know, the DNR does not usually remove the smaller alligators,

as they do not have the staff or funding to do so; however, in this

case, they made an exception.

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Thank you again for letting me know about the situation there. I am

glad to have been able to help.

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Sincerely,

Jim Hodges