Inside the Sting Operation to Catch Florida’s Alligator Thieves
Lawless Planet · Audible
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Show Notes
When Florida state wildlife officials begin to suspect that someone is illegally harvesting alligator eggs, they launch Operation Alligator Thief. At its heart: a veteran officer named Jeff Babauta, who delays his retirement to go deep undercover as a real Florida Man, hoping to infiltrate the insular world of gator farming.
Featured in this episode:
Jeff Babauta
Rebecca Renner
Sources:
Rebecca Renner’s book Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades
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