07-08-2014, 03:04 PM
I can't really call it a rescue because the little guy looked very much at home in a Toronto pond. Of course winter would be another story.
Think of it more as rescuing the city from the caiman.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/07/..._pond.html
It has been exciting listening to the story develop. They had enough sense to bring in a reptile expert to grab him. They do have very sharp teeth.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ca...-1.2698981
Sadly the caiman is someone's pet that was released into the pond. It could have ended badly for him. Hopefully he ate a lot of the carp that shouldn't be in the pond in the first place.
For some reason people think of High Park as a good place to release unwanted pets. There are always pet bunnies and guinea pigs and of course turtles being rescued. The caiman is a first and I do hope the last.
Think of it more as rescuing the city from the caiman.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/07/..._pond.html
It has been exciting listening to the story develop. They had enough sense to bring in a reptile expert to grab him. They do have very sharp teeth.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ca...-1.2698981
Sadly the caiman is someone's pet that was released into the pond. It could have ended badly for him. Hopefully he ate a lot of the carp that shouldn't be in the pond in the first place.
For some reason people think of High Park as a good place to release unwanted pets. There are always pet bunnies and guinea pigs and of course turtles being rescued. The caiman is a first and I do hope the last.
Catherine