Friday, February 19, 2016

Honey, Who Shrank The Alligators?

By Amy Green
NPR
In the Florida Everglades, the alligators are in trouble.

The reptiles are scrawny, weighing 80 percent of what they should. The alligators grow more slowly, reproduce less and die younger. Researchers are trying to figure out why this iconic species is in decline — and what it means for the Everglades. Listen here.