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Protection for this species under the Endangered Species Act — where it is listed, when it was listed, and other information.

In the News

• Current News Releases

Life History and Recovery Activities

• In 1987, the Fish and Wildlife Service pronounced the American alligator fully recovered and consequently removed the animal from the list of endangered species.
• Although the American alligator is secure, some related animals (such as several species of crocodiles and caimans) are still in trouble. For this reason, the Fish and Wildlife Service still regulates the legal trade in alligator skins, or products made from them, in order to protect endangered crocodile and caiman species with skin that is similar in appearance. A complete biologue (our species profile) is available in HTML or in Adobe PDF.
• A List of species removed (delisted) under the ESA, and why.
• Species profile produced by the FWS Oklahoma field office.
• Species profile and Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan, second edition, prepared by the Crocodile Specialist Group, which operates under the auspices of the Species Survival Commission of the IUCN-The World Conservation Union.
• Crocodilian Photo Gallery served by Florida Museum of Natural History, Department of Herpetology (Note: this is a very large file).
• Lean Green Fighting Machine poster produced jointly by the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Search for more information on other Fish and Wildlife Service web sites.

This page provides selected links to USFWS sites and those of our Federal and State partners. Other organizations such as environmental groups may also have web sites with information on this species.