A few months ago, during a drainage line clean-up near a forest patch in Mulund, civic workers discovered 10 eggs. Pic/ RAWW
After 114 days of careful monitoring, five Indian monitor lizards successfully hatched and were released back into their natural habitat
The incubation process was overseen by zoologist Chinmay Joshi, who evaluated the eggs and created artificial conditions to ensure successful hatching
The Indian monitor lizard is protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Any trade involving the species or its body parts is a punishable offence under the Act
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