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Yesterday afternoon while I was at work at the Madison Airport, a small plane came in to transfer two alligators to an experienced vet nearby. I was one of the people coordinating the arrival so I got a front row seat.

When the plane landed I was waiting at the taxiway in a tug and had it follow me to one of our hangars. Then I got out to marshal it into the spot I wanted it to park. Immediately I hopped back into the tug and pushed it into the hangar while my coworker closed the hangar doors.

It was 36F outside, so we figured a heated hangar was the best place to transfer cold blooded animals.

I knew these gators were coming in all week, but when the day came, I had no clue it was going to be such a big deal that news crews were going to be there as well. Interesting to watch them interview Mr. Boyko about what happened.

Here are some links to video I took, the actual news clip, and an article to find out more. He also just launched a website to help raise funds for the gators' care.

My YouTube Vids:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO04XHXSGc8

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv480AvsWwA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAe-U9pP6lQ

News clip (pop up video - disable pop ups to watch)

www.wkow.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=6441353&at1=News&h1=Gator Aid&flvUri=&partnerclipid=

Article:

host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/injured-pet-alligators-make--mile-trip-to-mcfarland-vet/article_c537f716-0c06-11e1-9b75-001cc4c002e0.html

Gator Guy Website:

www.thegatorguy.com
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Aubrey Ross

www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

thats pretty cool, however it does SUCK for why they were there.

It sure is lucky that the gatorguy gets over to check his house full of gators once a week. Something tells me he loves publicity. Even bad publicity.
Grouchy old Jeff

I missed that he uses the the gators for movies. That makes it all okay.