Saltwater Crocodiles Florida

The american saltwater crocodile population which is found almost exclusively in south florida and the keys went from the hundreds in the 1970s to around 2 000 now and that was the trend state.

Saltwater crocodiles florida. A saltwater crocodile could be seen lounging on the seawall when another larger crocodile launched out of the water last thursday. Miami fl 33141 switchboard. Crocodile lake national wildlife refuge the crocodile lake national wildlife refuge located in north key largo is a 6 700 acre reserve established in 1980 to protect critical breeding and nesting habitat of what few crocs remained at that time less than 400 in all of florida. On sunday the miami herald.

I suppose this depends on what you mean by saltwater crocodile. The habitat of the american crocodile consists largely of coastal areas. Fox estimates it was between 7 and 8 feet long. It lives primarily in southeast asia the east coast of india micronesia and northern au.

The species known as the saltwater crocodile crocodylus porosus does not live in florida. The refuge is closed to the public. Florida fish and wildlife officials also confirmed the image was of an american crocodile. But they are not saltwater tolerant like crocodiles.

Florida has further burnished its reputation for exotic and deadly wildlife with the discovery of three nile crocodiles near miami a good 6 000 miles from where the huge predators are. The american crocodile crocodylus acutus is a species of crocodilian found in the neotropics it is the most widespread of the four extant species of crocodiles from the americas with populations present from south florida and the coasts of mexico to as far south as peru and venezuela.