SCALING THE ALPINE
Jun 20, 2019
3 minutes
writes Matthew Cattin
IN MARCH 1970, tramper Paul Harrow awoke to find he wasn’t alone. A granite-grey gecko with coal black eyes had decided to join him on the slopes of Mt Tarahaka on the Seaward Kaikoura Range.
Swimming in the billy left outside the tent, the gecko was an easy catch and Harrow decided to take it home.
Word of the critter got around and the key descriptor of its black eyes eventually made it to the right ears – ears which immediately realised this wasn’t just an unusual gecko,
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days