Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has been monitoring a small number of juvenile alligators in the Brazos River at Waco over the past year. Alligators are not abundant in the Brazos, but the river forms part of the western edge of the species’ distribution in Texas and alligator sightings are not uncommon.
Although alligators are ecologically important in many Texas aquatic ecosystems, they are naturally wary of humans and averse to disturbance from human activity. The juvenile alligators observed to date at Waco are still at an elevated risk for natural mortality from predation. TPWD encourages the public to help protect native Texas wildlife by not feeding wild animals in their natural habitat.
More information about the American alligator can be found:
TPWD: American Alligator Main (texas.gov)
TPWD: If You See An Alligator (texas.gov)
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