Alpine skinks persist 12 months post-translocation with no initial evidence of weka predation
Many of Aotearoa | New Zealand’s lizards are threatened, and translocation to offshore islands where introduced mammalian pests are absent is one option to increase species’ security. However, the high densities of native avian predators of lizards that occur on some offshore islands are a potential barrier to translocation success. This threat is amplified for obligate alpine lizards, as few offshore islands have an alpine zone.