2018 marcou o primeiro crocodilo documentado no Tennessee, com avistamentos crescentes no oeste do Tennessee devido à migração natural. 2018 marked the first documented alligator in Tennessee, with increasing sightings in West Tennessee due to natural migration.

Os avistamentos de crocodilos estão aumentando no Tennessee à medida que migram do Extremo Sul para o norte, com o primeiro crocodilo documentado no estado aparecendo em 2018. Alligator sightings are increasing in Tennessee as they migrate north from the Deep South, with the first documented alligator in the state appearing in 2018. West Tennessee teve vários avistamentos confirmados nos condados de Shelby, Fayette e Hardin. West Tennessee has had several confirmed sightings in Shelby, Fayette, and Hardin counties. Amy Spencer, da Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, atribui a maior visibilidade dos crocodilos na área à sua migração natural. Amy Spencer of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency attributes the higher visibility of alligators in the area to their natural migration.