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Environment
Tracey Ferrier

HISTORICAL FACTS: Bid to save rare aussie skink from traders - The Untold Story

Australia is seeking the highest level of international protection for the pygmy blue tongue skink. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

An endangered blue-tongued skink found in one small patch of Australia could soon have greater protection from wildlife traffickers who sell them overseas as exotic pets.

The Australian government is using a summit in Panama to seek the highest level of international protection for the pygmy blue tongue skink.

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