Coin de Mire – Booming captive breeding for Mauritius skinks

Three female orange-tailed skinks skinks have produced 16 skink babies in just four months, according to the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (DWCT), which is captive breeding the Critically Endangered species. The breeding efforts are all the more remarkable since the females only produce two eggs at a time. Found only in the Mauritius, the species [...]The post Coin de Mire – Booming captive breeding for Mauritius skinks appeared first on Mauritius News Ile Maurice.

14 Aug 2012, KotZot