Guwahati, May 23 -- Written by Manoj Kumar Ojha and Avik Chakraborty

Doomdooma: Wildlife workers rescued a large monitor lizard from a residential area at Tingrai under Digboi Police Station in Tinsukia district of eastern Assam, said Devajit Moran, a wildlife rescuer.

The monitor lizard was rescued from the house of Kamal Das. The rare species was spotted by Kamal Das at his house on Friday at around 4 pm.

Das contacted environmentalist Debojit Moran of Tingrai to rescue the rare lizard from his house.

"We have rescued a rare Bengal monitor lizard from the residence of Kamal Das. I reached the spot and caught the lizard, and kept it in a box. It was later released in the Lakhipathar reserve forest," Moran said.

Acting on the call, M...