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Have the Carribean nations extirpated their population of dangerous animals for the sake of tourists?
I have been to places like Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico, and wanted to see some wildlife. I did ask the tour desks, guides and independant solicitors if there are animals like the american crocodile to see in their natural environment. They said there are none on the island on both islands. I also prefer activities on the water and asked if there is a tour company which will take me out to sea, and allow me to observe sharks from one of those submersed cages I see on discovery channel. And they said there are no sharks nearby.
Even when I was in New Orleans, they had a preserve somewhere that had alligators and crocodiles. They took you up a river in a little boat and saw them in their natural habitat.
What about places like the Yucatan in Mexico? That is a heavy tourist destination. Has the whole coastline been developed into beach resorts with no space left over for predators like the crocodile?
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