They relocated a three-meter crocodile that was walking on Nuevo Nayarit beach

A crocodile measuring approximately three meters caught by surprise several people who were on the beach of Nuevo Nayarit on the night of this Saturday, April 16.

According to a report by the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), the events followed after rescue bodies were alerted to the sighting of a crocodile at sea and in the beach area at 11:30am, which caused alarm among bathers and locals.

Elements of the Heroic Fire and Lifeguard Corps activated a search and location operation in the vicinity of the beach. The crocodile was located at 3 in the morning of this Sunday, April 17.

Once the specimen was controlled, it was transferred to a biologist to determine its species and assess its state of health. It will later be relocated, in order to avoid any incident in the rest areas.

The beach area of Nuevo Nayarit was cleared of any kind of risk and permanent surveillance and prevention work was maintained by security personnel and lifeguards.

Last Tuesday, April 5, a family resident of the San Agustín Primera Sección colony, located in the municipality of Ecatepec, got a big scare after discovering that there was a crocodile about one meter long in their home.

Residents of South Street 8, heard some strange noises at dawn, so they went out into the courtyard only to find the specimen crawling very close to the door that faces the street.

Not knowing exactly what to do and in the shock caused by having found an animal like that in their home, the family asked the municipal authorities for help, who rescued it and then handed it over to staff of the Directorate of Ecology and Environment. They took care of moving it to the Ehécatl Ecological Park where wildlife is exhibited and cared for.

“Comrades of Urban Rescue and authorities of @DMAyEEcatepec (Directorate of Environment and Ecology Ecatepec) rescued a moreletii crocodile from inside a home in the San Agustín neighborhood, which may have escaped from a nearby house, the reptile was sheltered and transferred to the premises del Ehécatl”, published on its Twitter account, the civil protection body of the municipality.

Acoyani Baroco Bonilla, head of the Department of Ecology and Environment of Ecatepec, commented that this may be a case of animal trafficking, since this type of species is are illegally marketed as pets without proper conditions or habitat in private homes, and there is no knowledge of the basic care that these species need for their proper development.

“It is a Crocodylus Moreletii or Swamp Crocodile, it is a species of Mexican reptile classified as endangered. For the time being, care, accommodation, food and care will be provided in the park, however it will be channeled to an Animal Management Unit,” said Xihuitl Tecuizpo, a volunteer at the Ehécatl Ecological Park.

According to the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection, there are 23 species of crocodiles in the world, but the swamp crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) is one of three types of crocodile reptiles that inhabit Mexican lands, along with the river crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) and the alligator (Caiman crocodilus).

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