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05, September, 2010
Smuggler caught after bag holding 95 boa constrictors bursts open at airport
A man has pleaded guilty after his bag containing snakes broke open on a luggage belt at Kuala Lumpur International airport
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05, September, 2010
The Kihansi spray toad Nectophrynoides asperginis was declared extinct in the wild last year. Thanks to a breeding programme in two US zoos a population of the toads has been returned to Africa.
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05, August, 2010
Development of a $20,000 lizard monitoring plan, by the Auckland Regional Council, will help assess the status of lizard populations across the entire Auckland isthmus.
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2010-07-18 11:25:01
06, September, 2010
Three Otago skinks and five grand skinks from the high country near Wanaka were released into a predator-proof enclosure yesterday on the outskirts of Christchurch as part of a breeding programme.
The $100,000 purpose-built "skinkery" is part of Isaac Wildlife Trust's 1000-hectare Peacock Springs Wildlife Park at McLeans Island.
Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson said the skinks' move was a major step for the critically endangered species, which were among New Zealand's largest lizards.
"Survival of these skinks is just as precarious as kakapo and takahe; more fragile than kiwi," she said.
It was hoped the lizards would eventually be released back into the wild.
