Parland' s alligator population has been declining in recent years, primarily because of hunting  Alligators prey heavily on a species of freshwater fish that is highly valued as food by Parlanders, who had hoped that the decline in the alligator population would lead to an increase in the numbers of these fish available for human consumption
Yet the population of this fish species has also declined, even though the annual number caught for human consumption has not increased
In several neighboring countries through which Parland's rivers also flow, alligators are at risk of extinction as a result of extensive hunting.