FLORIDA FRONTIER: Frontier Nature
0197, Florida Gator
An alligator glides through the reflection of green cypress trees in a pond on Babcock Ranch in Charlotte County. The 74,000 acre property was purchased by the state in 2006 to make Babcock Ranch State Preserve. Cattle operations have coexisted with wildlife for the past century and have been allowed continue in the new preserve, at least for the first ten years.
