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December 25, 2007
The dangers of marine trash
Ria Tan said:
Suddenly, someone yells "Monitor lizard in a net!" It was still alive and struggling badly in a net that was wedged in a narrow crevice between the boulders.We had a hard time trying to get the poor little animal out. Finally, it came out after it gave a good chomp on Terry's finger. I was too shocked to take a photo of this incident. The guys managed to gently get a hold of it. And it was eventually cut free of the drift net.
Here it is, all free of netting. It scampered away amongst the boulders when we released it.
Recommended by hai_ren: "Illustrates some of the threats to our fragile ecosystems. Trash such as discarded nets and fishing lines can be especially dangerous to the creatures that live along our shores. Plus there's always illegal collection and poaching..."
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