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15 August 2026
Skinks facing extinction find new hope away from predatory snakes
More than 500 endangered blue-tailed skinks are released on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in a bid to save the species after it was almost wiped out by predatory snakes.
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