The number of alligators removed from Walt Disney World property has more than doubled in the six months following the death of a Nebraska toddler who was killed when a gator pulled him into the water, state wildlife officials say.
Gators were removed as part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife agency's alligator nuisance program, which eliminated gators longer than 4-feet, according to a report by the Orlando Sentinel.
On June 14, 2016, an alligator grabbed 2-year-old Lane Graves as he played on a beach outside Disney's Grand Floridian Resort.
Prior to his death that year, 24 alligators had been removed from Disney properties.
The number more than doubled to 53 from the day of his death to the end of that year.
Disney said in a statement the company is working with wildlife officials.