NC coastal town sets another alligator record in a week; Southport tops 9 gator calls previously touted

North Carolina coastal town sets another alligator record in a week; Southport tops 9 gator calls previously touted

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WNCN) -- As the weather begins to warm up in June, alligators are becoming even more active at the North Carolina coast. In Brunswick County, a far southeastern county that borders South Carolina, one town had another week with record numbers of discovered and relocated alligators. In mid-May, Southport officials had nine calls in a week for alligators needing relocation in the town, which is near the mouth of the Cape Fear Rive…

NC coastal town sets another alligator record in a week; Southport tops 9 gator calls previously touted

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WNCN) -- As the weather begins to warm up in June, alligators are becoming even more active at the North Carolina coast. In Brunswick County, a far southeastern county that borders South Carolina, one town had another week with record numbers of discovered and relocated alligators. In mid-May, Southport officials had nine calls in a week for alligators needing relocation in the town, which is near the mouth of the Cape Fear Rive…