This ‘extinct’ earless dragon lizard has been spotted after 50 years missing. But researchers won’t say where.
A tiny earless dragon which experts thought was extinct has been spotted for the first time in over 50 years.
The Victorian grassland earless dragon – native to east Australian grasslands – was last spotted in the wild in 1969.
Once common in the area, its numbers plummeted due to habitat loss and predators like foxes and feral cats.
Conservationists feared for the animal’s survival and previously made “considerable but unsuccessful efforts” to locate the species.
Now, they’ve discovered a small population – but the exact rediscovery location is being kept a secret to protect the surviving animals.
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Source: https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/06/26/this-extinct-earless-dragon-lizard-has-been-spotted-in-a-secret-location-after-50-years-mi
