Dunavski park lake drained for cleaning; fish did not survive the works
021 and N1 report that JKP Gradsko zelenilo drained the lake in Novi Sad's Dunavski park for regular cleaning. Turtles were handed over to the Institute for Nature Conservation, but fish that Gradsko zelenilo says residents had brought into the lake were not relocated and died; water is expected back in a few days after mud and waste are removed.
What matters
Regular cleaning
Gradsko zelenilo says the lake is drained and cleaned every three years with help from JKP Vodovod i kanalizacija.
Turtles sheltered
Turtles living in the lake were handed over to the Institute for Nature Conservation.
Fish died
Fish were not relocated during cleaning; Gradsko zelenilo told 021 that residents had brought them into the lake on their own.
Breakdown by publication
How sources frame this story
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Dunavski park lake drained for cleaning; what happened to the turtles is known
021 writes that JKP Gradsko zelenilo has been draining the Dunavski park lake in recent days for cleaning. Workers are removing accumulated mud, waste, stones, and dry branches, and water is planned to return in a few days. Turtles were handed over to the Institute for Nature Conservation; fish were not relocated and died, while Gradsko zelenilo told 021 that residents had brought the fish themselves and that the lake is intended only as a turtle habitat. According to the company, this is regular cleaning carried out every three years with help from JKP Vodovod i kanalizacija.
Dunavski park lake in Novi Sad drained for cleaning, fish did not survive
N1 relays 021's report: Gradsko zelenilo drained the Dunavski park lake for regular cleaning and handed the turtles to the Institute for Nature Conservation. Fish that, according to the company, ended up there because residents brought them into the lake themselves were not saved during the works and died. N1 also repeats that the cleaning is carried out every three years using JKP Vodovod i kanalizacija equipment to remove mud.
Overall takeaway
The story is not a dispute over the cleaning itself: sources agree the lake was drained for planned works, turtles were sheltered, and the practical conflict arose over fish that ended up in a water feature not intended for them by city services.
What this means for residents
Park lake temporarily dry
Workers are removing mud, waste, stones, and dry branches; water is planned to return in a few days.
Do not release animals into the lake
Gradsko zelenilo's explanation shows the practical risk of residents releasing fish into city water features.