Lawsuit calls for ban as households keep rare lizard as pet: 'Before it causes an extinction'

"It's gut-wrenching that federal officials have already recognized the immense danger ... but are now leaving them in limbo." ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Blue Tree Monitor Lizards From U.S. Pet Trade

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to finalize federal protections for blue tree monitor lizards. The protections would ban ...
UPI

Firefighters rescue pet lizard stranded in tree

Sept. 10 (UPI) --Firefighters in England responded to a call for "an animal in need of rescue" in Berkshire and ended up saving a pet lizard stranded high up in a tree. The Royal Berkshire Fire and ...
WFMZ-TV

Parakeet biting tree-climbing lizard wins top bird photography award

This photo of a parakeet Biting monitor lizard in Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India won first place. (Hira Punjabi / SINWP via SWNS) By Imogen Howse via SWNS This striking picture ...
Los Angeles Times

Rare tree frog, monitor lizard, rodent and others added to ever-growing endangered list

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A rare tree frog found only in central Panama could soon croak its last, ...