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Alligator Relocated After Multiple Sightings at MacDill Air Force Base

The 12-foot reptile, nicknamed 'Major MacDill,' was safely moved to a sanctuary after twice appearing on the Tampa base.

  • The alligator was first spotted in late April under an aircraft's landing gear.
  • It returned to the base weeks later, this time near a medical building.
  • Wildlife officials captured and relocated the gator to Gatorama park, 150 miles away.
  • The gator has been named 'Major MacDill' and now resides in a protected pond.
  • MacDill AFB humorously appointed the gator to its 'complaint department' on social media.
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