“Alligator Blue 208″… No, that isn’t a play called out by a college football quarterback. It is the identification given to an American Alligator in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. On April 14, 2023, my daughter and I were excited to tag along with the UGA Coastal Ecology Lab to tag some alligators. After getting the gators to the bank, they are measured, have blood drawn and gender identified, and are tagged before a safe release. “Blue 208” was a large, 10-foot male… one of the biggest ones tagged that weekend.
American Alligator capture-tag-release; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
American Alligator capture-tag-release; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
American Alligator capture-tag-release; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
American Alligator capture-tag-release; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
American Alligator capture-tag-release; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 
I can certainly think of safer jobs.
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Now see, William is the one to watch for gators LOL. Even I know better than to stick them with something and hanging after.
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