Should zoos display legally protected species that have been smuggled out of their range countries? A new study suggests that a pause and rethink may be needed, as it reports that accredited zoos have ...

Lanthonotus borneensis Steindachner—the Borneo earless monitor lizard (which forms, with two American lizards, the family Helodermatidae) is known from less than ten specimens, all from Sarawak (three ...

The lizard from Borneo — prized by collectors — would gain federal protections, but some commercial trade could still be allowed. The Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Endangered Species Act ...

The far-ranging impacts of Borneo’s vast palm oil industry are well known, from the extinction of the orangutan to the destruction of the once pristine rainforest. Yet far less is understood about how ...

Forest patches in and around oil palm plantations are crucial for the survival of Asian water monitor lizards, a generalist species that usually thrives in human-impacted landscapes. A new study ...

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Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Borneo lizard visits the Wilson Library. Credit: Allan Appel Photo Tarantula kissing was not ...