Blunt-nosed leopard lizard is released into the wild on the Panoche Hills Plateau

a gloved hand gently nudges a blunt-nosed leopard lizard to explore its new surroundings in the wild

Photo By/Credit

Zach Ormsby/Bureau of Land Management

Date Shot/Created

05/17/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

A biologist gently nudges a blunt-nosed leopard lizard to encourage it to explore its new home in the Panoche Hills Plateau, an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The 10 released lizards were raised in the Fresno Chaffee Zoo.

Facility

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office

Species

Gambelia silus

Subject tags

Endangered and/or Threatened species