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Chafarinas' skink clings to shrinking North African coast

Original: — No research doesn’t mean no impact — The Chafarinas’ skink still clings to a narrow coast with nowhere to go. We don’t

Conservation voices are highlighting the Chafarinas' skink, a reptile restricted to a narrow stretch of coast around Spain's Chafarinas Islands off North Africa. Its global population has never been measured, yet roads, tourism, lost prey, heat and drought are pressing on the species at once. The argument being made is that a lack of research does not mean a lack of danger, and 'no evidence' of decline is not the same as no impact.

Why now: Rising attention to little-studied species facing climate and development pressures is prompting calls to act despite missing data.

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• — No research doesn’t mean no impact — The Chafarinas’ skink still clings to a narrow coast with nowhere to go. We don’t even know its global population. Roads, tourism, lost prey, heat, drought—several pressures can hit at once. “No evidence” isn’t the same as “no danger.” We… · keijin · 3

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