Short-term success of a translocation of Otago skinks (Oligosoma otagense) to Ōrokonui Ecosanctuary

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Short-term success of a translocation of Otago skinks (Oligosoma otagense) to Ōrokonui Ecosanctuary

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

Description

Natural habitat is not always available for translocations due to habitat modification or pressure from introduced predators. We followed the release of 30 captive-bred Otago skinks (Oligosoma otagense) into a 109 m2 outdoor enclosure of artificial habitat at Orokonui Ecosanctuary in southeastern New Zealand. We evaluated the short-term success of the translocation by assessing visibility and survival of the skinks over the 3 summer months following release in spring 2013, plus survival the f...

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Research paper

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Article

Date created

2016-04-02

Creator

Bogisch, M / Cree, A / Monks, J M

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/36310

Related subjects

Captive rearing / conservation / lizard / New Zealand / reptile

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