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Alligator Spotted In River Near CT Border Captured, Officials Say Alligator Spotted In River Near CT Border Captured, Officials Say
Alligator Spotted In River Near CT Border Captured, Officials Say An alligator that has been spotted by numerous fishermen and kayakers for several months in Western Massachusetts has been captured. MassWildlife reports an alligator that has been the subject of sightings in West Springfield in the Westfield River was finally captured by a Good Samaritan on Tuesday, Dec. 7, said Massachusetts Wildlife spokeswoman Marion Larson. "The capture was fortunate as this cold-blooded animal would not have survived the winter," Larson said.  Sightings and pictures of the alligator near the Morgan Sullivan Bridge in West Springfield, Massachusetts, were first repor…

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