{"id":6012,"date":"2025-02-14T00:39:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T00:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/this-citys-sewer-system-is-full-of-alligators-but-its-not-new-york\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T00:39:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T00:39:20","slug":"this-citys-sewer-system-is-full-of-alligators-but-its-not-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/this-citys-sewer-system-is-full-of-alligators-but-its-not-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"This City\u2019s Sewer System Is Full of Alligators, but It\u2019s Not New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">An enduring urban legend has it that blind, albino alligators patrol New York City\u2019s sewers. These mythical crocodilians have become ingrained in the city\u2019s lore, and some New Yorkers even celebrate <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/02\/26\/nyregion\/alligators-sewers-new-york.html\" title=\"\">Alligator in the Sewer Day<\/a> each February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But in Florida, alligators in the sewers are no myth. The reptiles routinely find their way into municipal drainpipes. In late January, a 10\u00bd-foot gator <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CapeCoralFD\/posts\/pfbid0mVogR8RJLfLiUAJb4fWMQqGmfLgiBY5GPtbhovJXPMzT4BcrbQmBxP2k7ATnaVnkl\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">was rescued in Cape Coral after it got stuck in a storm drain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">And not all alligators end up in sewers by accident. Recently published research in the journal <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglehill.us\/URNAonline2\/access-pages\/075-Ivory-accesspage.shtml\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Urban Naturalist<\/a> reveals that alligators and nearly three dozen other species use storm water sewer systems in one urban area of Florida to safely traverse urban environments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s like something out of \u2018Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,\u2019\u201d said Alan Ivory, a Ph.D. student at the University of Florida who led the research. \u201cThe abundance of animals down there was surprising.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While there has been thorough research on rats in sewer systems, what other animals are up to under the streets is less documented. Mr. Ivory and his colleagues suspected that these subterranean labyrinths, which are built to divert storm water and are separated from sewage systems, serve as important pathways for urban animals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Ivory and his colleagues focused on storm water sewers under the city of Gainesville. The scientists outfitted motion-activated trail cameras with magnetic mounts and fastened them underneath manhole covers. Overall, 39 cameras were deployed in 33 storm water drains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The cameras were left for 60 days, but not all of them survived that long. Some were swept away by storm water, while others were pilfered by bandits with sticky paws.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe would have raccoons steal cameras every now and then,\u201d Mr. Ivory said. \u201cThey would climb up the ladders and tear them off the manholes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Despite these masked marauders\u2019 best efforts, the team was able to recover most of the cameras, which recorded nearly 3,800 sightings of 35 animal species. The sewer inhabitants included the usual suspects like possums and rats. But there were surprises: tree frogs, armadillos and 12 species of birds, including Carolina wrens. These small birds were observed in six different storm drains, occasionally with nesting material in tow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mammals were the sewer\u2019s most common critters. Raccoons were caught on camera more than 1,800 times. The second-most-spotted animals were southeastern myotis bats, which were observed nearly 700 times. These small bats used the sewers to forage for insects and appeared to be roosting underneath manholes, a first for the species, according to Mr. Ivory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some larger species, like whitetail deer and a bobcat, were recorded milling near the sewer entrances. But few behemoths ventured inside, save for alligators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The team recorded 50 alligator sightings. Most appeared to be using the sewers as thruways between ponds. But the team also observed the occasional alligator swimming toward a dead end, on the hunt for fish. \u201cIt\u2019s almost as if they were cornering the fish into this dead end, using the human infrastructure to help them forage,\u201d Mr. Ivory said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While the scientists studied only the Gainesville area, they think similar species use storm water sewers in urban areas throughout Florida. The state has even built tunnels to help imperiled Florida panthers avoid busy streets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Jochen Jaeger, a researcher who studies landscape ecology at Concordia University in Montreal and was not involved in the new study, already suspected that some species use storm water drains. However, he said, the paper illustrates the degree to which urban animals have co-opted these human-made structures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In his own work, Dr. Jaeger has examined how wild mammals, including black bears and moose, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/natureconservation.pensoft.net\/article\/73060\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">use underpasses like culverts to cross busy highways<\/a> in a mountainous region of Qu\u00e9bec. Retrofitting these often-submerged tunnels with dry pathways could make them more accessible to wildlife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Ivory and his colleagues believe Florida\u2019s storm water sewers could similarly be improved. During the study, the team observed that snakes and toads often washed into the sewers during heavy rains and occasionally had trouble getting back out. Installing ramps near storm drains could help trapped critters escape to safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">These alterations could be vital for other sewer dwellers, too. The southeastern myotis bats hanging from the manholes are at risk of being trapped without additional escape hatches. And some populations of these bats are in decline because of a lack of suitable cave environments in Florida\u2019s urban areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIf sewers act as an artificial roost, that can make these systems extremely valuable,\u201d Mr. Ivory said. \u201cBut if a flood were to occur when there\u2019s roosting bats, they could get washed away.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/13\/science\/alligators-sewers-florida.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An enduring urban legend has it that blind, albino alligators patrol New York City\u2019s sewers. 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