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Rare, prehistoric-age reptile found nesting in NZ
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-11-01 17:10 A population of 70 tuatara was established at the Karori Sanctuary in 2005. Another 130 were released in the sanctuary in 2007. The sanctuary, a 620-acre wilderness minutes from downtown Wellington, was established to breed native birds, insects and other creatures securely behind a predator-proof fence. Empson said that the four eggs - the size of pingpong balls - were unearthed Friday but that there were likely more because the average nest contains around ten eggs. The eggs were immediately covered up again to avoid disturbing incubation. If all goes well, juvenile tuatara could hatch any time between now and March, she said.
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