Reggie the alligator's nearly two year saga is over. He was captured this afternoon by county workers and firefighters at Lake Machado in Harbor City then immediately taken to LA Zoo to be examined by zoo vets and others. Let us only hope this alligator who became such a favorite by folks in the area and beyond is okay and will spend his future days in as decent an environemnt as Ruby the Elephant has. I wonder if the people who captured him knew anything about capturing alligators. How did they do it?
Sharon Raphael
UPDATE: Janice Hahn says the gator was wrestled by three Parks & Rec employees who wrapped duct tape around Reggie's snout and placed a t-shirt over his eyes while the poor gator hissed. He is reported to be 7 or 8 feet long, or possibly wide, but that wide part is doubtful. CBS 2 shows Reggie being carried in to quarantine near the zoo.
reported by JWilliams
"Reggie" the Elusive Lake Machado Alligator Captured
Last Edited: Thursday, 24 May 2007, 4:12 PM PDT
Created: Thursday, 24 May 2007, 4:12 PM PDT ABC News
Reggie has returned after disappearing for nearly two years.
Reggie the alligator has been captured. At 3:27 p.m., park rangers wrestled with an alligator at Lake Machado, where Reggie was believed to be living since 2005 when his owners dumped him in the murky lagoon because he had outgrown his tank.
The elusive, the 7-foot alligator has been spotted several times over the last two years lurking in Lake Machado. He will now be moved to Los Angeles
Zoo, Councilwoman Janice Hahn said.
Firefighters were called to help secure the alligator Thursday, said d'Lisa Davies of the city fire department. She said it's not yet confirmed the
animal is Reggie, but Hahn said she recognized him as Reggie.
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