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Upper Murrumbidgee Catchment Network6 days ago
🐉 A Little Dragon Story of Hope
There’s good news for one of Australia’s rarest reptiles! Canberra’s critically endangered grassland earless dragons are taking to specially designed clay burrows, giving them a cool, safe place to shelter through the hot summer months.
It’s a small solution making a big difference — and a wonderful reminder that thoughtful conservation can give threatened wildlife a fighting chance. 🌿☀️
There’s good news for one of Australia’s rarest reptiles! Canberra’s critically endangered grassland earless dragons are taking to specially designed clay burrows, giving them a cool, safe place to shelter through the hot summer months.
It’s a small solution making a big difference — and a wonderful reminder that thoughtful conservation can give threatened wildlife a fighting chance. 🌿☀️
Clay burrows hoping to save little dragon from 'incredibly lethal' heat
One of Canberra's rarest residents, the grassland earless dragon, is being given a new lease on life with clay homes built to help the critically endangered species survive another scorching summer.

