Two monitor lizards rescued from alleged wildlife traffickers in Telangana

Hyderabad, Nov 3 (UNI) Two monitor lizards allegedly being trafficked for meat were rescued by the Telangana Forest Department in Sangareddy district following a joint effort with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, the organisation said on Tuesday. Acting on information provided by a traveller about an injured monitor lizard reportedly being sold for meat along the highway near Sadashivpet, PETA India alerted the Sangareddy Forest Division. After several days of surveillance, forest officials apprehended two persons allegedly in possession of the reptiles and seized the two monitor lizards. The Forest Division registered a Preliminary Offence Report…