Sand lizards released into wild
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Check out this adorable sand lizard. It's one of Britain's rarest reptiles - but sand lizards have become endangered because their natural habitats have been destroyed.
Now a big project hopes to help sand lizards get back on their feet. About 400 lizards raised across England and Wales will be released into the wild this week.
A team from Chester Zoo released their 27 sand lizards back into the wild on Tuesday. Isolde McGeorge from Chester Zoo said: "We hope eventually they will begin to colonise new areas themselves."
The lizards have been released in September to allow them to get used to their new home before they go into hibernation in October.