park workers brooklyn perspective parkin the heart of New York, this Sunday he captured a more than one meter long alligator swimming in a pond of the compound where some children were playing next to it, according to reports this Sunday in the local press.
Parks Department Representative Meghan Lalor told the New York Post that the reptile was likely a pet. whose owner has decided to place it in public waters.
“Fortunately no one was hurt and the animal is under evaluationLalo added.
The alligator has been seen floating in a lagoon from the park early in the morning in the internal area of the park called de Duck Island and, after being caught, was taken to the New York Animal Care Center.
Lalor explained that the animal may have suffered “a cold shotas it is native to warm and tropical climates”.
“It’s totally unexpected”said Joseph Puleo, vice chair of the 37th District Council, which represents the city park workers who ended up pulling the alligator out of the water.
vijay jacob, a 37-year-old father of two from Brooklyn, called the animal’s discovery “pretty scary” and was thankful his children weren’t attacked by the animal. “What? A crocodile?! OK…oh my godJacob said when told of the incident as his two young children were playing near the shoreline where the alligator was found.
We come here often, but I would never expect to see an alligator. Maybe it’s because it’s so abandoned,” said another local.
The representative thanked the Parks Enforcement Patrol of the city and of the Urban Park Rangers for the “capture and transport” of the reptile. EFE extension
Source: Clarin
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