The death of crocodiles in a fire at a farm in Yeysk was attempted to be covered up, but it failed.
Information about the death of crocodiles at the Crocodile Canyon farm on the night of September 9, previously considered unreliable, has finally been confirmed.
In the media spread reports that all 30 reptiles living on a farm in Yeysk died in a fire. However, the farm owner saidthat the crocodiles have been rescued and are being kept at a special base where the necessary conditions have been created for them.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations also confirmed that no burnt crocodile carcasses were found at the site of the fire.
Now the chairman of the Yeisk district branch of the Russian Geographical Society, the editor-in-chief of the publication "Delovoy Yeysk" Anton Doroshenko сообщилthat the reptiles did die in the fire, and their carcasses were removed and buried immediately after the fire was extinguished. He said investigators were able to track down the burial site of the reptiles through cameras, and an investigation is currently underway.
It is a confirmed and the local publication "Morning South"'s own source in the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
The Crocodile Canyon was home to 30 crocodiles, as well as iguanas, turtles, and snakes. According to preliminary information, the zoo have worked Without a license. Tourists repeatedly complained of extortion: photographers were waiting for them at every turn, persistently offering their services.