Two baby tuatara spotted in a South Island eco-sanctuary are possibly the first in hundreds of years
Two baby tuatara spotted in a South Island eco-sanctuary are possibly the first in hundreds of years
8 April 2020
Hatchlings have been reported in North Island eco-sanctuaries - but never before in the Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
Tuatara research group leader, Professor Alison Cree, says evidence of live offspring is an important stage in re-establishing a population.
She says this is the first direct evidence of an entire cycle from egg yolk production in the mother - through to hatching - at Orokonui.
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