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Ruth Wright

World's rarest lizards were on the brink of extinction until New Zealand conservationists stepped in

Every single Alborn skink believed to be alive today is in one isolated, five-hectare wetland in New Zealand.

“We’re at a really critical moment for the future of this beautiful little lizard and that with only 30 left it’s either extinction or conservation and the saving of this species, which is something we all have an opportunity to be a part of,” says Sophie Handford at NZ Nature Fund.

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