Wildlife officials urge residents not to approach the lizard and to report sightings immediately ...

WEBSTER, Mass. (WWLP) – A 5-foot water monitor lizard that has been missing for a week in Webster, Massachusetts, has been spotted across the state line into Connecticut. The missing lizard named ...

WEBSTER, Mass. — A community in Massachusetts is on the lookout for Goose. But Goose is not a bird; it’s a water monitor lizard with an avian name. Goose, a 5-foot-long lizard, escaped his home in ...

Nile monitors are spreading through canals, stressing native nests. Florida expands removal rules and urges fast sighting reports.

Seeing a large monitor lizard inside or around your home can be frightening. These reptiles are strong, fast, and can grow several feet long depending.

A local animal control agency is asking the public for help after a water monitor was reported to be on the loose in Webster, Massachusetts. The large lizard, which has been loose for two days, was ...

8/2/25 UPDATE: The water monitor has been safely captured, officials said Saturday. A massive lizard that recently escaped from an area home was spotted this week in a southern Massachusetts town.

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the earless monitor lizard as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act today following a 2022 petition from the Center for ...