Powerful, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are expanding through South Florida's canal systems, with sightings climbing sharply, according to wildlife officials.
Researchers scanning tree branches with flashlights in a dense Vietnamese forest in the middle of the night spotted a lizard clinging to a shrub, fast asleep. It was bright lime green, lined with ...
Florida wildlife officials and researchers say Nile monitors, large predatory lizards native to sub-Saharan Africa, have ...
For invasive reptile hunters in Florida, there’s another predatory lizard on the radar. Nile monitors, native to Africa, are populating parts of the Sunshine State, and they can now be killed ...
The Grand Marais City Council met Wednesday, Feb. 11, to review proposed improvements to 3rd Street, hold a second reading of ...
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Capturing a monitor lizard up close

An up-close encounter with one of nature’s most fascinating reptiles — learning about monitor lizards while safely catching and studying one in the wild.
The New York Mets didn't get the most reliable season out of catcher Francisco Alvarez in 2025. They're hoping their talented young catcher can be available early and often in the 2026 MLB season ...
This past season was a humbling experience for the Kansas City Chiefs, who went 6-11 and missed the playoffs for the first time in over a decade. For years, since Patrick Mahomes took over as the ...
Grand Marais city officials are moving forward with adopting an ordinance to regulate hunting and trapping within city limits. During the Jan. 28 city council meeting, council members reviewed the ...
The reptile, a tegu, had frostbite and showed signs of weakness from exposure in this week’s cold weather. It was unclear where it came from. By Aimee Ortiz A Rhode Island man digging out his driveway ...