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S.C. DNR explains nuisance‑wildlife procedures and safety tips for alligators, coyotes and feral hogs
Summary
A South Carolina Department of Natural Resources sergeant summarized how residents should coexist with wildlife, when nuisance operators respond and options for coyotes, foxes and feral pigs.
First Sergeant Justin Gant of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources told the committee April 7 that alligator sightings increase in mating season and that “anybody of water can possibly have an alligator in it,” so residents should assume water bodies can hold alligators and maintain distance.
Gant outlined the DNR’s nuisance‑wildlife process: when an alligator in a public area poses…
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