Home News A Buffalo-area man ends his fight to reclaim Albert, his 12-foot alligator seized in 2024

FILE - In this photo provided by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, officers secure an 11-foot alligator for transport, March 13, 2024, Hamburg, N.Y.

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April 9, 2026

A Buffalo-area man ends his fight to reclaim Albert, his 12-foot alligator seized in 2024

A Western New York man who had his alligator seized after sharing a home for more than three decades...

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