Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden has on Friday advised individuals to report possible sightings of a 1.5 meter-long Water Monitor Lizard that left from his enclosure.
The farm said the lizard called Aberdeen has actually been a display at the Reptile Lookout of KFBG for over 8 years and has actually been a design reptile ambassador for countless visitors throughout this time.
Aberdeen is around 1.5m long and was initially taken from the prohibited family pet sell Hong Kong and rehomed to KFBG.
Attaching the reptile’s pictures online, the farm said Aberdeen is not aggressive however need to not be caught or cornered as he is strong and will attempt to leave.
“Any sightings should be immediately reported to staff at KFBG who will recapture Aberdeen,” it composed.
According to KFBG, Aberdeen left from a short-term enclosure on August 11 while going through medical treatment for a harmed toe. It was said that the animal handled to press out a wood panel and capture out through a little space in the enclosure.
The farm said Aberdeen’s escape has actually been reported to the authorities as they keep him under an unique licence connected to their wildlife rescue work.
“Staff have been searching every day but without luck so far. We are hoping he is still around, but monitor lizards are known to forage over large distances so he may have moved further away already. We are concerned that he might get injured or killed on the busy road adjacent to KFBG.
“Please help us to find and return Aberdeen to his spacious enclosure where he can continue providing a memorable experience to all those children and adults visiting KFBG and remind visitors how lizards like Aberdeen once roamed wild in Hong Kong,” the farm included.
Any info or sightings of Aberdeen the Water Monitor, can be reported to KFBG at:
Tel: 2483 7122/2483 7200
Mobile: 6713 9881
Email: [email protected]
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Monitor Lizard truths
Did you understand that water screens (Varanus salvator) were as soon as belonging to Hong Kong, prior to ending up being extinct a number of years ago due to hunting and city advancement?
In the past, water screens like Aberdeen would have wandered around the backwoods near to human habitation trying to find rats, fish and carrion to eat. Although they might look powerful, screens play an essential function in nature by scavenging carcasses of dead animals and feeding upon rodents – they are nature’s refuse collectors.
Even today in the city parks of Singapore and Thailand you can view water screens like Aberdeen walking around near to individuals, looking for food and swimming in water channels. Like the Singapore and Thai screens, Aberdeen is not a risk to individuals and will be more terrified by human encounters than we are of him.
