Haverstraw Police Rescue Juvenile Alligator from Rockland County Creek in Unusual Wildlife Rerun

A juvenile alligator was found and saved from a creek in Garnerville, Rockland County, in what seems to be a recurrence of strange wildlife incidents. According to CBS News New York, the Haverstraw authorities Department’s rapid action resulted in a successful rescue after local authorities received a call yesterday after someone spotted the lizard near Minisceongo Creek.

A Bronx Zoo herpetology specialist has evaluated the juvenile male alligator, which is currently safe and likely enjoying a temperature more suitable for its species at the Hudson Valley Humane Society in Pomona. The specialist claims that the gator is “in pretty good shape.” Like the alligator found in Brooklyn Park last year, which had a more terrible ending, the origins of this mischievous alligator are still unclear, according to FOX 5 New York.

The newfound gator’s humane society has even thought of names like “Philippe” or “Al E. Gator,” soliciting suggestions from the local community. This strange episode reminds me of another instance in February 2023 when an alligator was discovered in the icy waters of Prospect Park Lake in Brooklyn, however the animal died in that case.

Despite intensive medical care from the Bronx Zoo personnel, the Brooklyn alligator from last year did not survive because of serious health problems, such as persistent weight loss, anemia, and a stomach ulcer from ingesting a 4-inch diameter bathtub stopper. Despite being reminded by authorities that it is illegal to acquire alligators in New York, people continue to purchase and then abandon these animals as they mature, which frequently has disastrous results for the animals.

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