The Malaysia Sun reports on the seizure of over 200 endangered lizards believed to be bound for foreign restaurants. Malaysian wildlife officials found the lizards by chance when conducting a random check on an estate:"Two years ago, the state's wildlife officers seized 5,400 clouded monitor lizards bound for Hong Kong, [state wildlife director Saharudin Anan] said. Those caught for smuggling endangered species of animals face a fine of up to 5,000 ringgit ($1470) and three years in prison."Although the clouded monitor lizard is endangered it still is considered a delicious meal to some as well as having healing medicinal qualities.
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