The 4-foot-long alligator that was unceremoniously dumped in Prospect Park Lake and left to fend for itself drew worldwide attention, but it’s far from the only unwanted creature to be abandoned in the sprawling Brooklyn green space lately.
Mary Beth Artz
Only In Print: Prospect Park’s ‘Swan Squad’ is on Patrol and Protecting the Animals
Mary Beth Artz, a New York State certified wildlife rehabilitator, goes into Prospect Park nearly every day to come to the aid of injured fish, birds, and animals, rescuing those snared in items carelessly discarded by humans that could harm them.
