BELVILLE, N.C. — Officials in a North Carolina town are rejecting the trend of allowing alligator hunting inside town limits.
Media sources report leaders in the Brunswick County town of Belville passed a resolution on Saturday which rejects the option to allow hunting. Commissioner Joe Breault said town commissioners came to an agreement after expressing concern that hunting female alligators could lead to a decline in the overall gator population.
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission approved an N.C. Alligator Management Plan with goals of alligator conservation, education and research. The commission later established a one-month hunting season from Sept. 1 to Oct. 1. The state had outlawed alligator hunting since 1973.
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Alligator hunting in North Carolina is by permit only and each permit holder is allowed only one alligator kill per season.
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