We’ve reintroduced the UK’s rarest lizard back into the wild! 🦎 After teaming up with Forestry England and Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, we have worked hard to release around 200 young sand lizards back into the wild at Puddletown Forest, Dorset. Dorset is a stronghold for this protected species and is home to 80% of the UK sand lizard population. This reintroduction comes at a vital time after a huge fire at Wareham Forest devastated one of the country’s remaining sand lizard habitats th

**VIDEO: We help UK’s rarest lizard return to sand dunes** Rare lizards, which were believed to have gone extinct in Wales around 60 years ago, have been released on sand dunes in a bid to boost struggling populations. An endangered UK species, the sand lizards were bred at the zoo during the summer. The species suffered a major decline due to massive habitat loss. But a captive breeding and reintroduction programme is now helping the lizards make a comeback at a site in Talacre, North Wales. Ou