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  <title><![CDATA[The Lizard King of Long Island]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Environmental journalist and author Ben Goldfarb reveals the story of how one biologist spread a non-native species of lizard across the Northeast. According to Goldfarb, Queens College professor of biology Jon Sperling secretly captured, bred, and released Italian wall lizards for many years.&nbsp;</p><p>“Regardless of how much you love lizards—and I love lizards a lot—you can’t do that,” says&nbsp;<a href="https://biosciences.gatech.edu/people/james-stroud">James Stroud</a>, assistant professor in the&nbsp;<a href="https://biosciences.gatech.edu/">School of Biological Sciences</a>. “They are incredible organisms to watch, and they’re beautiful. I can understand his perspective, but I can’t agree with his actions.”</p>]]></body>
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      <value><![CDATA[ The New Yorker ]]></value>
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      <value>2024-11-16</value>
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