WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL (N Carolina) 09 September 04 Alligator that killed a dog is shot at Bald Head Island
Bald Head Island: An 11-foot alligator, thought to be about 80 years old, was killed by a high-powered bullet through the head within days of the reptile killing a swimming dog, police on this resort island said.
Officials say they think that the dog was killed late Saturday in a lagoon next to a golf course's 17th fairway, Jon Middleton, the village manager, said. The alligator was found dead early Monday.
It is illegal on the island both to have dogs running free and to discharge a firearm, Middleton said. The island's police are investigating the incident, he said.
Alligators are listed as a threatened species in North Carolina.
Alligator that killed a dog is shot at Bald Head Island