Alligators on the beach? Killer whales in rivers? Get used to it

Large predators once hunted to near-extinction are showing up in unexpected places


Alligators on the beach. Killer whales in rivers. Mountain lions miles from the nearest mountain.

In recent years, sightings of large predators in places where conventional wisdom says they "shouldn't be" have increased, in large part because local populations, once hunted to near-extinction, are rebounding -- thanks to conservation.

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