Overview
- A weekend video by Trevor Rochelle shows a small alligator in an Esplanade lagoon retreating into the water after being prodded with a stick.
- MassWildlife, Boston Animal Control, and the Massachusetts Environmental Police are coordinating efforts to locate and capture the animal.
- Multiple reports followed in the same area, including a Tuesday morning photo and video by runner Whitney Lieberman.
- Authorities note alligators are illegal to own in Massachusetts and are unlikely to endure the current cold, particularly for smaller animals.
- The alligator’s origin remains unknown, and a 4-foot alligator was similarly removed from the Charles River by a specialist in 2010.