JOURNAL TIMES (Racine, Wisconsin) 19 May 10 Crocodiles, turtle rescued from warehouse coming to Racine (Janine Anderson)

Racine: Three crocodiles and one turtle rescued from a warehouse in Milwaukee will be cared for at the Racine Zoo.

Zoo President and CEO Jay Christie went to Milwaukee last week to help police and other agencies remove hundreds of animals from the south side warehouse. Most of the animals - which included turtles, snakes, alligators and crocodiles - were in containers, though some of the largest were roaming freely throughout the building.

The animals were discovered when Milwaukee police executed search warrants related to a sexual assault investigation. Racine Zoo staff helped identify and collect about 250 reptiles.

Three crocodiles arrived at the zoo on Monday - an 8-foot-long African slender-snouted crocodile, a 5 1/2-foot-long West African dwarf crocodile and a 5 1/2-foot-long crocodile of undeterminable species. A 175-pound alligator snapping turtle is expected to arrive Wednesday.

The zoo is providing temporary housing and care for the animals, which will be here indefinitely. They will not be on exhibit.
Crocodiles, turtle rescued from warehouse coming to Racine

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