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| DEC Confiscates Two Illegal Alligator Hatchlings in Lyons Falls 04/12/17 04:30pm |
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Alligators in Lyons Falls – Lewis County Lyons Falls, NY- On March 28, ECO Fay Fuerch was contacted by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office regarding two alligators in a residence in the village of Lyons Falls. A tenant of the residence met ECO Fuerch and handed her a Ramen noodle box with two alligator hatchlings in it. He told her that two other individuals had picked up the hatchlings at a pet store in Florida and brought them to New York one week earlier. ECO Fuerch located the two people that had transported the alligators from Florida and they admitted to purchasing them from a pet store. The baby alligators had only been fed earthworms since leaving the pet store and did not appear to be in good health. Both subjects were issued tickets for the illegal possession of the alligators, returnable to West Turin Court. The alligators were taken to the Thompson Park Zoo in Watertown for veterinary care and temporary housing. Arrangements are currently being made for the alligators to be transferred to an educational facility once they are healthy. |
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