http://www.flickr.com/photos/parksaustralia/tags/threatenedspecies/ Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:41:26 -0700 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:41:26 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3610/buddyicons/38622478@N06.jpg?1242883062#38622478@N06 http://www.flickr.com/photos/parksaustralia/tags/threatenedspecies/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/parksaustralia/6239390406/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/parksaustralia/">Parks Australia</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/parksaustralia/6239390406/" title="Mike Smith - Christmas Island lizards on Vimeo by Parks Australia"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6019/6239390406_ce5bd5969e_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Mike Smith - Christmas Island lizards on Vimeo by Parks Australia" /></a></p> <p>Mike Smith, the Natural Resource Manager for Christmas Island National Park, talking briefly about two threatened species of lizard - Lister's gecko and the blue-tailed skink.<br /> <br /> Building on a captive breeding program which started on Christmas Island in 2009, Parks Australia has teamed up with Taronga Zoo in Sydney to establish ‘off-island’ populations of these lizards — insurance against any on-island disasters.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://vimeo.com/28653513" rel="nofollow">Watch this video</a> on Vimeo. Video created by <a href="http://vimeo.com/parksaustralia" rel="nofollow">Parks Australia</a>.</p> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:41:26 -0700 2011-10-13T11:41:26-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Parks Australia) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6239390406 Mike Smith - Christmas Island lizards on Vimeo by Parks Australia <p>Mike Smith, the Natural Resource Manager for Christmas Island National Park, talking briefly about two threatened species of lizard - Lister's gecko and the blue-tailed skink.<br /> <br /> Building on a captive breeding program which started on Christmas Island in 2009, Parks Australia has teamed up with Taronga Zoo in Sydney to establish ‘off-island’ populations of these lizards — insurance against any on-island disasters.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://vimeo.com/28653513" rel="nofollow">Watch this video</a> on Vimeo. Video created by <a href="http://vimeo.com/parksaustralia" rel="nofollow">Parks Australia</a>.</p> Parks Australia nationalpark vimeo lizard tarongazoo threatenedspecies christmasisland bluetailedskink parksaustralia breedingprogram christmasislandnationalpark listersgecko vimeo:id=28653513