“alligators”

Mention wildlife conservation to folks on the street and they may think of endangered species like the giant panda or black rhino. But fish and wildlife in your local community also require and benefit from conservation. State and federal governments as well as nonprofit organizations all help to conserve fish and wildlife in the United States by following a set of principles called the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.

Finding an alligator prowling around the area is something that residents in the southeastern part of the country are relatively accustomed to dealing with. But finding monster—not once, but twice—that looks like it walked right out of a Discovery Channel special? That's a little less common.

Troy and Jacob Landry from "Swamp People" choose CCI Maxi Mag ammo for killing alligators.

A Florida Wal-Mart was forced to lock its automatic doors when a deal-hungry alligator tried to make its way inside.

A Florida teen kicked what he thought to be a log while swimming—and soon found himself at the mercy of an angry alligator.

Plenty of folks in the southeastern United States have had what we can, at the very least, consider "close calls" with alligators.

Wildlife managers, hunters, trappers and others are creating new frameworks to ensure there is room on the landscape for predators and prey.