What began as someone’s pet more than 50 years ago in Saanich has now ballooned into an invasive species spreading across the South Island and even the Lower Mainland.
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They are crawling all over Saanich and Victoria, in thick bunches on the Peninsula and in Langford. They’ve been spotted in Metchosin. There are large populations in Shawnigan Lake and Nanaimo and they’ve even been seen as far north as Campbell River.
Now they have made the move to Salt Spring and Pender islands.
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Wall lizards native to temperate climates like Italy around the Mediterranean have been on the move on the Island since they were first set free from a roadside Central Saanich zoo more than 50 years ago.
They are crawling all over Saanich and Victoria, in thick bunches on the Peninsula and in Langford. They’ve been spotted in Metchosin. There are large populations in Shawnigan Lake and Nanaimo and . . .