Lunchtime Discovery: Get GatorWise! What Everyone Should Know About Alligators in North Carolina

  • Wednesday, December 10, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Downtown Raleigh

graphic with text "Lunchtime Discovery Series" title on top with three photos below of Alicia Wassmer, a photo of a hand holding four baby alligators, and a photo of an alligator wearing a tracknig device on its back next to a sign that reads "do not feed the alligators"Join us in-person in the SECU Daily Planet Theater or Watch the livestream on YouTube Live.

Alligators are often thought of as creatures of the deep South, but North Carolina was home to these remarkable reptiles long before the earliest accounts by colonial-era naturalists. Find out what makes the only Carolina crocodilian unique–we’ll explore recent research and ongoing monitoring projects that are helping biologists learn more about alligator populations at the northern edge of their range – and what everyone can do to help keep alligators and people safe. You’ll leave knowing how to be GatorWise in the places where people and alligators share the landscape.

Alicia Wassmer, Alligator Biologist, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission


Live Presentation hosted by NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ SECU Daily Planet Curator Chris Smith and the NC Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs staff. Brought to you by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.

Details

Date:
December 10
Times:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Venue

Nature Research Center
121 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601 United States
Phone:
919.707.9800

Organizer

Chris Smith
919.707.9296