Monitor Lizard Receives Emergency U.S. Endangered Species Protections - Species Threatened by U.S. Pet Trade, Habitat Loss ...

Highly coveted in the pet trade, the Indonesian blue monitor tree lizard will receive protection from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services under its Endangered Species Act. The agency used its ...

The blue tree monitor lizard only exists in the wild on Batanta Island in Indonesia, where its population has been devastated by collection for the pet trade and habitat loss. The biggest driver of ...