{"id":1853346,"date":"2023-02-19T17:34:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T22:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1853346"},"modified":"2023-02-19T17:35:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T22:35:13","slug":"locals-shocked-as-authorities-pull-4-foot-alligator-from-nyc-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/locals-shocked-as-authorities-pull-4-foot-alligator-from-nyc-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Locals Shocked As Authorities Pull 4-Foot Alligator From NYC Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flocals-shocked-as-authorities-pull-4-foot-alligator-from-nyc-lake%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1853346&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>City park workers shocked themselves \u2014 and passersby \u2013 when they dragged a four-foot-long alligator from Brooklyn&#8217;s Prospect Park Lake on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/police-snipers-protect-rescue-divers-in-alligator-infested-pond-after-florida-car-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alligator<\/a> Park visitors reportedly saw the animal floating in the lake, which is a popular area with children. According to authorities, the animal appeared lethargic due to the lack of warmth in the lake.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Take him south! Poor guy! <\/p>\n<p>Workers stunned when 4-foot alligator pulled from Brooklyn&#8217;s Prospect Park Lakehttps:\/\/t.co\/fFHXoOoKYj&#8221;>https:\/\/t.co\/fFHXoOoKYj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kerri Rawson (@KerriRawson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KerriRawson\/status\/1627421109854371840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2023\/02\/19\/4-foot-long-alligator-rescued-from-prospect-park-lake?cid=id-app15_m-share_s-web_cmp-app_launch_august2020_c-producer_posts_po-organic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report<\/a> Published Sunday by Spectrum News NY1. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/alligator-bites-florida-wildlife-park-directors-hand-resulting-in-amputation-second-alligator-attack-in-ten-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alligator<\/a> He was taken to an animal shelter and then on to the Bronx Zoo. The animal didn&#8217;t inflict any injury on anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities appeared to suggest that the alligator could possibly have been someone&#8217;s pet \u2014 and that the person had attempted to release it into the wild \u2014 and they warned against others who might be tempted to take similar actions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Parks are not suitable homes for animals not indigenous to those parks-domesticated or otherwise. In addition to the potential danger to park goers this could have caused, releasing non-indigenous animals or unwanted pets can lead to the elimination of native species and unhealthy water quality,&#8221;\u00a0A spokesperson for the department stated in a statement that the actions could be dangerous for the animals.<\/p>\n<p>The alligator was at that time in the lake when it was taken from the water. &#8220;very lethargic and possibly cold shocked since it is native to warm, tropical climates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A man \u2014 who gave only the name Moses \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/02\/19\/gator-aid-4-foot-alligator-hauled-from-prospect-park-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a>, &#8220;If I saw that gator, I would have kicked it back in the water!\u00a0You&#8217;d never expect to see something like that here. But man, I feel bad for it. It shouldn&#8217;t be in a lake. Animals are like people, you know?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What? An alligator?! OK \u2026 oh, my goodness,&#8221; Vijay Jacob, a 37-year-old father, told the Post. &#8220;That&#8217;s pretty terrifying since this part is a pretty kids-dominated section of the park. We come here a lot, but I&#8217;d never expect to see an alligator here. Maybe that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s so abandoned here today.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City park workers shocked themselves \u2014 and passersby \u2013 when they dragged a four-foot-long alligator from Brooklyn\u2019s Prospect Park Lake on Sunday morning. The alligator was reportedly spotted by park visitors early on Sunday, floating in the lake in an area that was often popular with children. 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