Vinh City Central Park is finding a place to release more than 10 crocodiles as they no longer are a home for wild animals.
The 26-hectare park, the largest in Nghe An Province, opened to visitors in 2005 in the city centre. With a vast area of trees and dozens kinds of wild animals, the park was expected to be a recreation place for local people and help regulate the temperatures of the city.
However, the park has failed to attract visitors and many facilities have deteriorated in recent years.
The park's investor, Trung Long Company, recently decided to open the park for free.
Since that decision, it has become more popular with locals.
After stopping selling tickets at Vinh City Central Park, the investors released nearly all the animals into the wild. There is now only a group of over 10 crocodiles left.
The crocodile cages have been damaged, posing danger to park visitors
Deputy director of Trung Long Company, Nguyen Huu Thang, said that they had proposed to Nghe An’s authorities to release the crocodiles into the wild but have yet to receive a reply.
"We've been unable to find a place to release those last animals for more than two years," Thang said. "We now want to invest in building play and games facilities at the park."
There are also complaints that the crocodile cages have been damaged, posing danger to park visitors, however, Thang said that they had checked the cages regularly and there were no safety concerns.
"We'll fix the cages in the coming time if we can’t find a place to relocate them," he said.
