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MOKOMOKO DRYLAND SANCTUARY
A project to reintroduce NATIVE LIZARDS to the Alexandra Basin
The Central Otago Ecological Trust has established a community-led conservation project to:
- Reintroduce fauna that has been lost from the Alexandra basin (starting with the critically endangered Otago skink)
- Restore the native vegetation in a threatened dryland ecosystem
- Provide opportunities for Central Otago communities to be actively involved in conservation
- Educate people about the special values of dryland ecosystems
- Provide ecotourism opportunities for the wider general public
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