Critically Endangered Reptile Gets Colossal Helping Hand
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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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An interim insurance and conservation breeding program is being established at Melbourne Zoo for the Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla), a critically endangered reptile many considered likely extinct, and not seen since 1969 until a chance rediscovery earlier this year.
Key Points:
- An interim insurance and conservation breeding program is being established at Melbourne Zoo for the Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla), a critically endangered reptile many considered likely extinct, and not seen since 1969 until a chance rediscovery earlier this year.
- Colossal CEO and co-founder Ben Lamm said saving critically endangered species is at the core of their mission.
- “We are really excited about helping to establish the means to create an insurance and conservation breeding program, for the once-feared lost earless dragon.
- “Our partnership with Colossal has great potential to explore and apply more novel genetic techniques for a range of species in need.