Browsing Category: Alligator Ron Archives

“…adding punch to the town’s Adopt-A-Park program”

Interview by Art Levy Florida Trend Magazine February 2015 Publication

“I catch pythons by hand. I see one, and I just reach in there and jump on him. I’m not like most guys.”

“Alligator Ron picked up the nickname “rassling” gators; he can still tell the tale.”

“An exploding population of voracious Southeast Asian snakes is threatening the endangered fauna of the River of Grass.”

“As I first entered the Everglades with my grandfather on that airboat, it was just majestic.”

“While he continues to push for protection for the Everglades, Bergeron is also trying to get the Addition Lands of the Big Cypress National Preserve open to the public.”

“If my granddad hadn’t put me in that airboat, I wouldn’t be spending half my time today trying to save the Everglades.”

“Giulani’s guide for the day: Everglades activist and engeneering contractor Ronald Bergeron, who invited Giulani to his house nestled in the middle of the park, among sawgrass patches.”

“Starting with just a few dollars and a used tractor, sotuh Florida native Ron Bergeron launched Bergeron Properties & Investment in 1963.”