On the rock tors of Central Otago, herpetologist Carey Knox scans the schist ledges for lizards. He's looking for a grand skink, or an Otago skink. Both are endangered lizard species that became ...

Another striking resident, the jewelled gecko is "probably one of New Zealand's most beautiful reptiles," says Carey ... in collaboration with COET, Wellington Zoo, and independent herpetologists ...

In addition to zoo animals like lions, tigers and giraffes, the Wellington Zoo's animal hospital team also treats over 400 injured native animals each year which they help to rehabilitate and then ...