Wild in Memphis   Gators, coyotes, & bobcats, oh my!  "The
majority of the alligators in Shelby County are found, believe
it or not, toward downtown," says Andy Tweed, game warden for
Tennessee Wildlife Resources. "There are some pretty remote
areas in the downtown area, like the Wolf River from Danny
Thomas out to the Mississippi River. That little corridor down
through there is full of woods and weeds and little sloughs and
cypress breaks. It's not very hospitable to people, and it's
kind of hard to access. These are the kinds of places where
alligators go."  Alligators in Shelby County? Yes, it's true.
The home of blues and barbecue is also home to a large variety
of other wild critters, including bobcats, coyotes, beavers, and
many kinds of snakes, fish, and birds. Some are easy to find;
others not so much. But the presence of alligators here is a
surprise to most Memphians.  Historical maps show that the range
for alligators, technically known as Alligator mississippiensis,
included Shelby County and eve