Help Identify A Weird Track??

[MysteryChicken]

Are you near a zoo or seen a news broadcast about a missing gator? I'm going with bird. Could be geese or wild turkeys.

No, zoo near us.
But people have a bad habit of getting alligators, & releasing them into the wild.

 

[Homesteadermomma6382]

Is it legal to have alligators in Michigan. It requires a license in ny

 

[MysteryChicken]

Is it legal to have alligators in Michigan. It requires a license in ny

In certain places here in Michigan it's legal, but in other places it's illegal.
Owning alligators in the state of Michigan is unregulated.

 

[theautumnalfox]

Is it legal to have alligators in Michigan. It requires a license in ny

Michigan seems to be moderate in owning exotics. Anything considered native, raptors, or cervids requires a permit. Big predators (mammal) are a general no no.

I don't think there is any mention or reptiles or amphibians. This may be due to our climate not being hospitable to tropical species, so they wouldn't survive normally in the wild.

It's possible michigan has a released/ escaped pet alligator.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Michigan seems to be moderate in owning exotics. Anything considered native or cervids (in general) requires a permit. Big predators are a general no no.

I don't think there is any mention or reptiles or amphibians. This may be due to our climate not being hospitable to tropical species, so they wouldn't survive normally in the wild.

It's possible michigan has a released/ escaped pet alligator.

It's really common in Tuscola county to run into gators since people are always releasing them into the wild. People are starting to call it gator county. The escaped gators are surviving some how.
Most are escaped pets though.

 

[theautumnalfox]

It's really common in Tuscola county to run into gators since people are always releasing them into the wild. People are starting to call it gator county. The escaped gators are surviving some how.
Most are escaped pets though.

Tropical species will survive so long as the weather/ environment is within their tolerance. Michigan winters are too harsh and long for alligators to survive. Otherwise we, and other northern states would have native alligator species.

Incidents and sightings I read appear to take place during the summer months and involve escapes from sanctuaries. Although it's my understanding that nuclear power plants heat water during their processes, which may make those areas uniquely habitable.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Tropical species will survive so long as the weather/ environment is within their tolerance. Michigan winters are too harsh and long for alligators to survive. Otherwise we, and other northern states would have native alligator species.

Incidents and sightings I read appear to take place during the summer months and involve escapes from sanctuaries. Although it's my understanding that nuclear power plants heat water during their processes, which may make those areas uniquely habitable.

I'll pop back here if I find anything else stange.

 

[KellyBellyKeeper]

i believe it is a sandhill crane track. We see tons of them in SW Michigan.

 

[MysteryChicken]

i believe it is a sandhill crane track. We see tons of them in SW Michigan.

I see cranes, & their tracks all the time. Their tracks look similar to Turkey tracks.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here's some common tracks, & Goose tracks we don't usually see in our area.

Goose track.

Turkey Tracks

Crane Track