Alligator found in New Plymouth, Idaho Fish and Game looking for where it came from

Idaho Fish and Game is looking for information about where an alligator found in New Plymouth might have come from.

Idaho Fish and Game took possession of the alligator on Oct. 21.

At about 8:30 p.m., Officer Brian Marek received a call, the reporting party was walking their dog off SE First Avenue, south of New Plymouth, when they spotted something moving the brush and discovered the 3.5-foot alligator.

The reporting party loaded the alligator into a nearby horse trailer and called Fish and Game, who picked up the animal the following morning.

Fish and Game is investigating where the alligator may have come from, and anyone with information is asked to contact the Southwest Regional Office at 208-465-8465 during normal business hours or the Citizens Against Poaching hotline at 1-800-632-5999.

It is illegal to possesses alligators (or any crocodilian) in Idaho without proper permits, and it is illegal to release captive crocodilians into the wild.

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