Alison Cree

Alison Cree is an associate professor of zoology at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. For nearly 30 years (barely a third of the potential lifespan of a tuatara) she has researched the biology of this distinctive New Zealand reptile and contributed to its conservation management. An toon meer author of more than 100 scientific publications, she has also studied the biology of New Zealand lizards and frogs. In this book she brings her personal experience of tuatara on more than 14i islands, in ecosanctuaries and in captivity, to this wide-ranging overview. toon minder