Alligators normally outnumber people three to one in the town of Anahuac, and the annual Texas GatorFest draws 30,000 people _ more than 10 times the town's population.
But not this year, not with Hurricane Ike. The storm forced the cancellation of the festival and made the 20-day gator hunting season a shadow of its normal self. Wildlife officials say the gators' habitat and food sources also took a significant hit and it may take time for the population to recover.
But the official "Alligator Capital of Texas" will rise again, vows Mayor Guy Robert Jackson.
The Sept. 13 storm slammed ashore near Galveston with a 12-foot (3.6-meter) to …
`Alligator Capital of Texas' hit hard by storm IkeAlligators normally outnumber people three to one in the town of Anahuac, and the annual Texas GatorFest draws 30,000 people _ more than 10 times the town's population.
But not this year, not with Hurricane Ike. The storm forced the cancellation of the festival and made the 20-day gator hunting season a shadow of its normal self. Wildlife officials say the gators' habitat and food sources also took a significant hit and it may take time for the population to recover.
But the official "Alligator Capital of Texas" will rise again, vows Mayor Guy Robert Jackson.
The Sept. 13 storm slammed ashore near Galveston with a 12-foot (3.6-meter) to …
`Alligator Capital of Texas' hit hard by storm IkeAlligators normally outnumber people three to one in the town of Anahuac, and the annual Texas GatorFest draws 30,000 people _ more than 10 times the town's population.
But not this year, not with Hurricane Ike. The storm forced the cancellation of the festival and made the 20-day gator hunting season a shadow of its normal self. Wildlife officials say the gators' habitat and food sources also took a significant hit and it may take time for the population to recover.
But the official "Alligator Capital of Texas" will rise again, vows Mayor Guy Robert Jackson.
The Sept. 13 storm slammed ashore near Galveston with a 12-foot (3.6-meter) to …
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