During my spring 2023 Okefenokee trip, I had the pleasure of being invited to photograph the UGA Coastal Ecology Lab as they captured, tagged and released alligators along the Suwannee River Sill in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Each gator captured is measured multiple ways, blood is drawn for genetic studies, and each is tagged. In case the numbered tag falls out over time, a system of identification is also used by cutting off scales from the tail.
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 
Thanks for sharing William.
God Bless You and your family…
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Remember to stay away from the “bitey” end.
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Poor alligator! I know it’s for his own good and the preservation of the species! Thanks for sharing, William! Happy Thanksgiving!
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