Authorities seek owner of Siamese crocodile found in stream

Police in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, have launched an investigation into how a critically endangered Siamese crocodile ended up in a local stream and who previously owned it.

Yeoju Police Station is reviewing surveillance camera footage from around Soyang Stream, where the reptile was captured Saturday, and interviewing nearby residents.

Investigators are also checking whether anyone in the area previously registered a Siamese crocodile or a similar wild animal.

The National Institute of Biologic ...