Close-up of a blunt-nosed leopard lizard release on the Panoche HIlls Plateau

a blunt-nosed leopard lizard wearing a tracking collar is released into dry grass

Close-up of a blunt-nosed leopard lizard release on the Panoche HIlls Plateau

On May 17, 2023, 10 blunt-nosed leopard lizards that were raised in captivity by the Fresno Chaffee Zoo were released into the Panoche Hills Plateau, an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

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Photo By/Credit

Zach Ormsby/Bureau of Land Management

Facility

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office

Species

Gambelia silus

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Subject tags

Endangered and/or Threatened species

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