Good day i have come across a article of a Spotted Skink Threat category: At Risk and i know where quite a few are at a local dam that has a small mountain like surrounding. what should i do report it or not and if so where do i report it link to article https://rarespecies.nzfoa.org.nz/species/…

Maybe to either a federal or state wildlife agency?

Welcome, @soule ! First, I moved this to the Nature Talk category since it sounds like your inquiry is beyond iNaturalist. I’m tagging in @jon_sullivan from iNaturalist.nz and @kiwifergus since he may have a quick response. If you have photographic evidence of the skinks and want to share it on iNat…

The spotted skink is referred to as Oligosoma festivum in that webpage, but is now known as Oligosoma lineoocellatum @soule If you are a member of the Forrest Owners Association, you can report the finding directly to them, or directly to your nearest DoC office. You can also create an iNat account…

What is DoC? I don’t think you mean Department of Corrections. :)

Thanks @soule @kiwifergus has covered things well. It is important to report sightings of threatened species (especially if this is a population that isn’t know yet, or hasn’t been reported on in a long while). iNaturalist automatically obscures the locations of threatened species vulnerable to po…

Found Spotted Skink Threat category: At Risk

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Found Spotted Skink Threat category: At Risk

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