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 ...

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 ...

This PNG lizard boasts a colour that’s highly unusual in nature. OF ALL THE COLOURS in the world, blue is one of the most unlikely pigments to appear on the feathers, fur, scales, skin, and ...

Civil complaint seeking to compel federal wildlife officials to issue a final determination on whether the blue tree monitor lizard should be listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

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 ...