With an increased police presence, they managed to get the crocodile out of the "Botunets" district of Sofia.
The crocodile was loaded by representatives from the Metropolitan Zoo into a zoo truck.
During the removal of the crocodile, the displeasure of the residents of "Botunets" could be heard. The crocodile should be housed in the Sofia Zoo.
During the transfer operation, two vets covered the reptile's eyes and managed to get it out of the adapted "pool". Uniformed guards have been guarding it since yesterday. There was an increased police presence at today's action.
The Regional Environment and Water Inspectorate was still checking the reptile's documents today, as well as whether it has a chip.
"The owner is not the one holding the crocodile. We have fulfilled the legal powers, the animal is housed in the Sofia Zoo until the circumstances are clarified, said Svetlana Peneva - legal consultant at RIOSV-Sofia.
„The owner of the animal must be entered in the documents and registered at the site. This cannot happen because the property is municipally owned, said the mayor of the Kremikovtsi capital region. Lilia Donkova.
Viktor Mihailov, who claimed to be the owner, said that the crocodile was born in the Nile. “It was bought from Burgas. He has been with us for 15 years. The lady, after claiming that the property is municipal, I showed her a notarial deed and after seeing the notarial deed, she paid attention to my animals. Since yesterday, Mrs. Mayoress has been wondering how to harm me," he said.
In his previous statement, he stated: “The crocodile is owned by my wife. She's been watching him since she was little. It was bought by a person from Burgas.
For almost 24 hours, municipal officials, ecologists, veterinarians and neighbors dealt with the fate of the animal, despite the resistance of those posing as its owners to move it to a suitable place.
The reason for the unsuccessful attempts yesterday to relocate the crocodile are the documentary difficulties of how to shape the action by the RISW. The person pretending to be its owner has documents for possession of the exotic inhabitant of the apartment complex. There is no information about other animals kept there.
According to Simeon Lukanov from the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, the crocodile should live at temperatures around 25-30 degrees in the water and between 35 and 40 degrees Celsius in the air.