Army Corps of Engineers to spend estimated $725k to study gator habits in Everglades – IOTW Report

Army Corps of Engineers to spend estimated $725k to study gator habits in Everglades

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WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE:

This week’s award goes to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for up to $725,265 in total funding to research alligator habits in the Florida Everglades, according to a watchdog group.

The agency is providing researchers initial base funding $145,053 to study gators’ eating, sleeping and nesting habits, with subsequent additional funding available up to an estimated total of $725,265 for the study’s duration, OpentheBooks reported. Submissions for the grant closed on July 8.

The grant notice states that alligators are an important indicator of the ecology of the Everglades and cites numerous completed research studies that link the two. Left unstated is why additional research is warranted considering the many studies identified by the grant.

The grant synopsis cites research linking “three key aspects of Everglades’ ecology to crocodilians:  more

18 Comments on Army Corps of Engineers to spend estimated $725k to study gator habits in Everglades

  1. Brilliant idea!

    After they analyze the gator’s eating and sleeping habits we can expect a government funded group of gator restaurants and hotels. Elon Musk must be on this. Or the people who did the solar panels under Obama.

    Just sayin’.

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