Crocodiles make comeback in Florida
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Say the word crocodile and many people think of Australia, the Amazon or even those National Geographic specials showing huge reptiles ambushing wildebeests crossing rivers.
But there are American crocodiles and there have been recent sightings in Sanibel and an eight-foot crocodile in Brevard County on Florida's East Coast. As development continues to expand in the Sunshine State, more sightings are likely.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission estimated the number of Florida crocodiles has increased to as many as 1,500 to 2,000 adults, coming back from an estimated 300 in 1975.
The Florida population of this native species is classified as threatened by t...
