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Oct 10, 2008 10:45 am US/Eastern
New Reward Offered In Death Of UM Campus Crocodile
Humane Society of the United States and the HSUS Wildlife Land Trust Offering $2,500 Reward
CompUSA Is Also Offering $5K Reward
Anyone With Info Can Call Crime Stoppers: 305-47-TIPS or FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline: 888-404-3922
CORAL GABLES (CBS4) ―
The reward for information on the death of an American crocodile on the University of Miami campus has grown even larger. There is a new $2,500 reward being offered for information about the headless and tailless crocodile carcass found in a campus canal in early October.
The Humane Society of the United States and the HSUS Wildlife Land Trust are offering the money for information that would lead to an arrest and conviction in the case. CompUSA has also offered a $5,000 reward.
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 Crime Stoppers at
305-471-TIPS or the FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline at
888-404-3922.
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