Rare Ventnor Lizards Enjoy Botanic Delights.

Oct 25th, 2007 | By Island Pulse | In: Community, Education, Isle of Wight, Ventnor

Island Pulse Intro: Rare Ventnor Lizards Enjoy Botanic Delights. One of the colony of rare wall lizards at Ventnor ventures out to enjoy the unseasonal October warmth.Image copyright Lucy Johnson. Richard Wright of the Isle of Wight County Press Reports: Unseasonably warm weather has tempted exotic Ventnor residents (pictured) to venture out.

Warm autumn days have given visitors to Ventnor Botanic Garden an unusual opportunity in October to see its brightly-coloured colony of rare wall lizards.

Rare Ventnor Lizard Enjoy’s Botanic Delights:  One of the colony of rare wall lizards at Ventnor (pictured) ventures out to enjoy the unseasonal October warmth.

Island Pulse Intro: Isle of Wight Council parks and countryside manager Matthew Chatfield said: An interesting debate has quietly gone back and forth over the status of this particular colony of lizards. Wall lizards are not recognised as a native British species. As non-natives, they are not protected by law and, indeed, it would be illegal to release a wall lizard into the wild. Mr Chatfield also said there was anecdotal evidence that the colony had been introduced to Ventnor, possibly in Victorian times. Image Copyright Lucy Johnson.

To Read Full Story Click HERE: Mild Weather Tempts Out Rare Resident: Article By Richard Wright - Thursday, October 25, 2007

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