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Lizards in the Heartland

Department of Conservation —  15/05/2020

Two wildlife nerds, Grant Norbury and Carey Knox are championing lizard conservation in southern New Zealand.

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Scree skinks, what happens over ten years?

Department of Conservation —  17/12/2019

We’ve been studying scree skink ecology and the impacts of predators. However, two years into the study, a devastating flood nearly wiped the population out.

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Chesterfield skink – how have they fared since Cyclone Fehi

Department of Conservation —  15/07/2019

Cyclone Fehi hit New Zealand hard, but people weren’t the only ones who lost their homes. Chesterfield skinks lost over one third of their remaining one hectare home.

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