Jul 14, 2006; Clewiston, FL, USA; Two of five egg hunter airboats race along Lake Okeechobee to a designated site to search for nests. Florida Fish and Wildlife officials, Alligator farmers, and volunteers, hunt for alligator eggs each summer in the thick marsh of Lake Okeechobee. In an effort to control the alligator population, officials report that egg hunters recovered 150,00

Jul 14, 2006; Clewiston, FL, USA; Two of five egg hunter airboats race along Lake Okeechobee to a designated site to search for nests. Florida Fish and Wildlife officials, Alligator farmers, and volunteers, hunt for alligator eggs each summer in the thick marsh of Lake Okeechobee. In an effort to control the alligator population, officials report that egg hunters recovered 150,00 Stock Photo

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Jul 14, 2006; Clewiston, FL, USA; Two of five egg hunter airboats race along Lake Okeechobee to a designated site to search for nests. Florida Fish and Wildlife officials, Alligator farmers, and volunteers, hunt for alligator eggs each summer in the thick marsh of Lake Okeechobee. In an effort to control the alligator population, officials report that egg hunters recovered 150, 000 last year. The eggs are sold to alligator farmers for $5.00 per egg who in turn raise the alligators for the food and apparel industries. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA Press. (©) Copyright 2006 by Palm Beach Post

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