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Oct 3, 2008 1:48 pm US/Eastern
$5K Reward Offered In Death Of UM Campus Crocodile
CompUSA Is Offering The Reward
Anyone With Info Can Call Crime Stoppers: 305-47-TIPS
Can Also Call The FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline: 888-404-3922.
CORAL GABLES (CBS4) ―
Two days after University of Miami Police found a headless and tailless, 8- to 9-foot American crocodile carcass in a campus canal, a $5,000 reward is being offered by CompUSA for information that leads to the arrest of the crocodile killer.
University Police and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are working together to catch the perpetrators.
American crocodiles are listed as an endangered species in Florida and a threatened species under federal laws.
Intentionally killing a crocodile is a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years imprisonment and/or a $5,000 fine.
FWC officials found a chum bag in the canal, which is believed to have been used to lure the crocodile in, according to FWC investigator Lt. Pat Reynolds.
Several crocodiles are on the campus, and the University of Miami, in partnership with the FWC, educates students about the animals. .
The students and staff are worked up about the death of this crocodile, Reynolds said. The crocs are a part of their life at the university; they like having them around.
Campus police and the FWC spent hours gathering evidence and information following the discovery. The carcass was examined to try to determine how the animal was captured and killed. Findings have not been released.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Miami-Dade Crimestoppers at
305-471-TIPS or the FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888
-404-3922.
The reward is being offered through Miami-Dade Crimestoppers, and callers can remain anonymous.
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