US EditionGoose the Lizard's Adventure Comes to End, Heads to New Home at Mass. Reptile Sanctuary
WEBSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, AUG 4 – Goose, a 5-foot water monitor lizard kept without permits, escaped for two weeks before capture and relocation to a nonprofit sanctuary for expert care, officials said.
- Goose, a water monitor lizard measuring five feet in length, disappeared from his residence in Webster, Massachusetts, on July 18 and was eventually found and captured two weeks later in Douglas State Forest.
- The lizard's escape through a screen window prompted weeks of searches including reported sightings in Massachusetts and Connecticut and a local DCR worker spotting him near Douglas.
- Goose was found hiding under a tree root by two DCR officials and captured after going into a small cavern, and he appeared to be in good condition according to authorities.
- Goose’s previous owner received two non-criminal charges related to the unlawful possession and importation of the reptile, as Massachusetts law requires a special permit to keep such animals.
- Goose will begin a six-week quarantine before moving to Rainforest Reptile Shows' nonprofit sanctuary for expert care and a permanent habitat, with a veterinary exam scheduled later this week.
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Water monitor lizard captured after two-week escapade
WEBSTER, Mass. (WPRI) — Goose, the 5-foot-long water monitor lizard who escaped from a Webster home two weeks ago, is no longer on the loose. Massachusetts Environmental Police Captain Scott Amati confirmed Monday that the lizard was captured Saturday in Douglas. Amati said Goose, who was being illegally kept as a pet, escaped out of a second-floor window last month while his owner was away. Goose's owner brought the lizard to Massachusetts from…
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Goose is no longer on the loose: Giant Water Monitor lizard who escaped Webster home captured - Boston News, Weather, Sports
WEBSTER, MASS. (WHDH) - Goose is no longer on the loose. The giant Water Monitor lizard from Webster was finally captured after escaping from home
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