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The Gulf's Barataria Preserve

A young American alligator in lurkis in Louisiana's Barataria Preserve. The preserve, threatened by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill,  is biologically more diverse than the Everglades and serves as a nursery and breeding ground for the gulf's world famous shrimp, crab, oyster and fish.
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( Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times )

A young American alligator in lurkis in Louisiana's Barataria Preserve. The preserve, threatened by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, is biologically more diverse than the Everglades and serves as a nursery and breeding ground for the gulf's world famous shrimp, crab, oyster and fish.

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