Alligators

GatorWise is a website that’s live in 11 southeastern states, including North Carolina. The site was launched by biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.

PFAS contamination has plagued the Cape Fear Region for decades, but researchers are still trying to catch up on understanding the chemicals’ health effects on humans. But a study soon to come out of peer review shows that gators are experiencing similar impacts to their immune abilities.

For the first time in decades, some hunters will get the chance to harvest an alligator in select parts of Hyde County this fall. Alligators are federally…