Saving the Lizards
In 2015, eighty native lizards were moved to Ngā Manu Nature Reserve because their homes were in the path of the new Transmission Gully motorway. The lizards stayed at Ngā Manu until new homes were made for them near the motorway.
About this resource
Series: School Journal Level 2 November 2022
Reading year level: 3
Topics: environment, geckos, habitats, kaitiaki, kaitiakitanga, kaumātua, lizards, Ngā Manu Nature Reserve, Ngāti Toa, skinks, Te Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai, Transmission Gully, Waikanae
Saving the Lizards
Words by Iona McNaughton