New ban on dangerous rodent poisons is lifeline for our native animals Rat and mouse baits are an everyday product. But these chemicals can persist in the tissues of rodents that eat them for months and poison native animals.

I really didn't think this would finally happen in Australia. Our country has the worst record for species extinction on the planet.
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Cats kill our <5kg mammals & birds, this is 150 y old brick I discovered 700 mm deep under steps, 1871 house Bendigo.
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Our trees are chipped for cardboard. Here's cardboard used to create some of the unique mammals Australia is losing.
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A jacky dragon moulting. Stayed in the same place for quite a while. Hopefully no snakes nearby. Central Victoria

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A friendly little visitor today. An Australian eastern brown. Only small, about 1 m long.

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A jacky dragon, resident in our garden. Central Victoria. So nice to have it as well as lots of smaller lizards in the garden.

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An Australian Shingleback Lizard basking in partial Sunlight,crawling through the garden bed in search of food.

One of our little garden helpers, enjoying the spring sunshine. #AustralianReptiles #ShinglebackLizard #Photography

Kings' monitor (Varanus kingorum), also known commonly as Kings' goanna, Kings' rock monitor, and the pygmy rock monitor, is a small species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is native to Australia. This one is emerging from a hole in a log.

Kings’ Goanna (Varanus Kingorum) checking to see if I’ve brought food. Usually these guys are fairly timid but this one is becoming quite friendly.

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Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii), observed near East Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

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A closeup of a monitors claw hanging onto a rock.

″ The reality is that sometimes, it takes more strength to let go than it does to keep holding on. “
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A fat skink with short legs, and characteristic bands of beige and dark brown on its back. It is lying in sunshine on slashed grass. Length was a bit under 20cm.

Walking in to the shops in Toronto this winter July morning, I was quite surprised to see a blue-tongued lizard (skink) sunning itself by the side of the road. It was a nice 16°C and very sunny (I walked that way to be in the warm sunshine) but still surprising to […]

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Kimberley Rock Monitor Care Sheet - Reptiles Magazine Kimberley rock monitors are dwarf monitors with similar markings, body shapes, and even behaviors of much larger monitor lizards.

Interested in keeping a smaller Varanus species? Check out Rachel Presser's article on the Kimberley rock monitor #kimberley #varanus #kimberleyrockmonitor #reptiles #reptilesmagazine #Australianreptiles reptilesmagazine.com/kimberley-ro...

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young Water Dragon, sunning itself by the path.

Water Dragon, Canberra Botanical Gardens.
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Varanus tristis tristis. A Black-headed Monitor standing on a rock looking about his new surroundings

The Black-headed Monitor settling into his new enclosure. Yes I know his head isn’t very black. 😉

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