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In an effort to help save the awakōpaka skink (Oligosoma awakopaka) from extinction, the Auckland Zoo in New Zealand is caring for five of these lizards to save this species from extinction.The awakōpaka skink was first discovered in 2014. Its name means skink that “lives in the footprints of mighty glaciers.” They are known to occur near the Homer Saddle in Te Waipounamu (the South Island’s) Te Rua-o-te-moko (Fiordland). A heavier than normal seeding event threatens to drive mice and stoat, which prey on these skinks, closer to their habitat, which could have an extinction level consequence on the skink if the predators reach the skink’s natural habitats.
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