I learned that American alligators were once on the endangered species list due to the risk of extinction, but thanks to legal protections, their population significantly rebounded. By 1987, they were taken off the endangered list because their numbers increased to over a million. Today, their main threat comes from habitat destruction caused by human activities, such as draining wetlands for development. These reptiles primarily inhabit the southeastern United States, with Florida and Louisiana being the most common places to find them in natural water settings like rivers and swamps.
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American Alligator
American alligators once faced extinction. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service placed them on the endangered species list in 1967. Fortunately, the legal protection worked. Just 20 years later, American alligators were taken off the list. Brought back from the brink of extinction, over a million of these reptiles survive today. Now the main threat to alligators is habitat destruction, caused by such human activities as draining and developing wetlands. American alligators live in the wild in the southeastern United States. You're most likely to spot them in Florida and Louisiana, where they live in rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, bayous, and marshes ("American Alligator").
Based on the passage, what are 3 facts that you learned about American Alligators? (Make sure to use your own words in your response!) Your response should be at least 3-4 sentences in length.
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I learned that American alligators were once in danger of going extinct, but thanks to protections, their numbers went way up. By 1987, there were over a million of them, so they got taken off the endangered list. Now, the biggest problem for them is people destroying their homes, like wetlands, especially in places like Florida and Louisiana.