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Renner, Rebecca, author.

Gator country : deception, danger, and alligators in the Everglades / Rebecca Renner.

First edition.

New York : Flatiron Books, 2023.

276, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 25 cm

"To catch a Florida Man, you have to become one, and that's what Officer Jeff Babauta did. As his ponytailed, whiskey-soaked alter ego, he established Sunshine Alligator Farm. His goal? Infiltrate the shady world of illegal poachers in the Florida Everglades in order to protect the natural world. ... Jeff deals with glow-in-the-dark alligators and high-speed airboat rides, but quickly learns that not all poachers are villains. They're simply people trying to survive, fighting against the poverty and greed holding them down. Jeff wants to solve the mystery of alligator poachers, and in doing so he must venture deeper into a strange ecosystem where right is wrong, and justice comes at the cost of those who've welcomed him into their world. Gator Country is the twisting true story of the impossible choices individuals must make to stay afloat in this world"-- Provided by publisher.

Poaching -- Florida -- Everglades.

Alligators -- Effect of poaching on -- Florida -- Everglades.

Undercover wildlife agents -- Florida -- Everglades.

Alligator country : deception, danger, and alligators in the Everglades

Operation alligator thief -- The chase -- The call -- Soft shell -- This is gator country -- Becoming Blackledge -- Alligator Mississippiensis -- Mermaid ivory -- Golden eggs -- The inner circle -- The ballad of Peg Brown -- The hook -- The first egg hunt -- Alone in the swamp -- Suspension of disbelief -- Backup -- Hatching season -- On the road -- The golden egg sheet -- The mongoose.

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