Nursing a skink: endangered alpine lizard numbers set to rise after Omeo falls pregnant in Victoria

Eleven guthega skinks could soon become 13 thanks to a captive breeding program in the Alpine national parkGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEleven endangered skinks released into a gated community in Victoria’s Alpine national park could soon become 13, with a female known as Omeo due to give birth in March.One of Australia’s only alpine lizards, guthega skinks live on “sky islands” above 1,600 metres in two isolated alpine locations – the Bogong high plains in Victoria and Mount Kosciuszko in New South Wales. Continue reading...