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Macraes Open Day 2011 video

Each year the Grand and Otago skink team invite the public to an open day at the field base at Macraes Flat. Join the kids of Macraes Moonlight Primary School as they learn about NZ's largest lizards, which live right on their doorstep.

Learn more

The New Zealand Herpetological Society www.reptiles.org.nz

The diet of grand skinks and Otago skinks in Otago seral tussock grasslands - on Royal Society website

Grand and Otago Skink Recovery Plan (PDF, 256K)

Grand and Otago Skink Captive Management Plan 2007-2014 (PDF, 97K)

Contacts

Phone 0800 DOC HOTline (0800 362 468) 24 hour emergency number to report:

Sick or injured wildlife
Whale or dolphin strandings

Conservation for prosperity. Tiakina te taiao, kia puawai