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Reptiles Magazine Naultinus punctatus, like other gecko species in New Zealand (nine species in total) have experienced population declines January 19, 2021 Researchers in New Zealand studying the green barking gecko ( Naultinus punctatus) have determined that releasing this species in a “soft pen” rather than a straight release into the wild, enhances their chances of survival in the wild. The researchers translocated 19 barking geckos to Mana Island in a 100 square meter pen for three months. They say that this enables the reptiles to get accustomed to the site, with the hopes of establishing a breeding population. This marked the first time that such a release was performed on this species and it was deemed successful. They found that the area use of each of the gecko decreased over time, which indication that territories were being established. ....
Credit: Tom Flynn-Plummer University of Otago researchers have added another piece to the puzzle about how best to translocate New Zealand lizards for conservation purposes - confine them. In a paper just published in the New Zealand Journal of Ecology, the Department of Zoology researchers outlined how they translocated 19 barking geckos to Mana Island, using the method of penned release - enclosing them in a 100m² pen for three months so they get used to the site and hopefully establish a breeding population. It was the first time such a method had been used with the species and the researchers found it worked well. The geckos area use decreased over time, indicating territory establishment. ....
Whanganui news in brief: Summer trips filling fast; missing port rocks mystery 31 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read Whanganui Chronicle Summer programme trips filling fast Trips on the Whanganui Summer Programme are steadily filling up, trustee Dave Scoullar says. The opening trip in the 2021 programme takes place this Sunday to Matiu / Somes Island. Scoullar said the programme offers an event on almost every day during January, including further out of town trips to Hawke s Bay, Wairarapa, Waimarino, Horowhenua, Rangitikei, South Taranaki and Mana Island. We have a number of new trips which are proving popular, along with a lot of old favourites. Most trips can be booked at the Whanganui i-Site. ....