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 ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service’s assessment of Indonesia’s remarkable blue tree monitor lizard has roiled exotic wildlife traders while the agency keeps shifting gears. The service started slowly and ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service used its Endangered Species Act emergency authority today to protect an Indonesian monitor lizard that is highly coveted in the pet trade. Today’s ...

The 3-foot-long lizard is often imported into the United States to be sold as pets. A missed Endangered Species Act deadline for Indonesia’s blue tree monitor lizard will cost the federal government ...

Goose the water monitor, a large lizard that captivated many in Massachusetts and beyond while he was on the lam from a home in Webster for two weeks, got his closeup at a news conference on Monday ...

"They do have very sharp teeth, and very sharp claws, so they can and will defend themselves." ...

Massachusetts Environmental Police have released new video showing the moment when they captured an escaped water monitor lizard that was on the loose for about two weeks. "Around 2 PM on Saturday, ...

Massachusetts Environmental Police announced they are still searching for a missing lizard in Webster. The water monitor was first reported missing on Friday. Police said the 5-foot lizard was last ...

What starts as a simple enclosure repair quickly spirals into a full day of chaos after Prince, a giant monitor lizard, begins destroying parts of his habitat from the inside out. After already ...