What a zoo: Five caiman crocodiles among critters seized from Quebec home
Posted August 16, 2011 1:58 pm.
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Wildlife protection agents have seized five spectacled caimans — typically found in South America — at a home near Levis, Que.
A spokesman says agents seized the quintet at a residence where other reptiles and insects were also found.
The spectacled caiman is a crocodilian reptile found in Central and South America and is the most common of the species because it can adapt to both salt and fresh water.
Agents were tipped off by a member of the public who noted there were bizarre comings-and-goings at the home in Pintendre, near Levis, Que.
The caimans were all in good health and transferred to Granby Zoo, south of Montreal, where they’ll remain in quarantine for three months.
Wildlife officials say the seizure serves as a reminder that it is illegal to possess venomous snakes and lizards, crocodiles, sea turtles and soft-shell turtles.
