Alpine Water Skink
On 16th July, the Alpine Water Skink (Eulamprus kosciuskoi) was added to the federal government's list of threatened species. Habitat damage by feral horses is listed as one of its threats, along with global warming & increased fire frequency. This sad 'elevation' to the threatened species list comes at a time when the NSW government has temporarily halted its program to reduce feral horse numbers in Kosciuszko. Minister Penny Sharpe has explained that the halt is due to weather conditions and the program's success in reducing the horse numbers to near the 3000 target. But 3000 horses is still too many for vulnerable small native animals like the Alpine Water Skink. Image: Eulamprus kosciuskoi enjoying, for the time being, some alpine sunshine, by Zak Atkins.
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