Alligator Captured In Brooklyn’s Prospect Park [Video]

February 20, 2023 New York City, Wildlife

A four-foot-long alligator was rescued from Prospect Park Lake Sunday, the city’s parks department said. No one was injured by the gator, and it was taken first to an animal care center before ultimately being transported to the Bronx Zoo to be evaluated and treated, parks officials said.

The alligator has been nicknamed Godzilla, the New York City Animal Care Center said. Godzilla was found “very lethargic and possibly cold shocked since it is native to warm, tropical climates,” according to the Department of Parks & Recreation.

Read the full article.

Gator aid: 4-foot alligator hauled from Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Lake https://t.co/T2jTAWTwIw pic.twitter.com/yeiqfJsLQo

— New York Post (@nypost) February 19, 2023

Four-foot alligator caught in Prospect Park https://t.co/e0pYYpfSlJ pic.twitter.com/OO70t8LhXq

— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) February 20, 2023