Electric Blue: Gecko dash!
Escape and evade!
The electric blue gecko is under threat from the pet trade! In our latest game you become a hero for this critically endangered species. Captured and alone, you must escape your cage and find your way back to the forest, avoiding hazards as you dodge, dash and dive for safety.
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A lizard that dazzles like no other
High in the screw pines in Tanzania’s Kimboza forest lives a remarkable reptile, known as the Electric Blue Gecko. Although small, this dazzling creature has no trouble getting itself noticed. In bright sunshine dominant males flaunt the colour of turquoise gemstones, fuelling the lizard’s popularity among collectors, who buy it illegally through the pet trade. And that’s a problem, as are forest fires. When it's stressed, the Electric Blue Gecko's colour changes to black. Females are a different story! Learn more in our species spotlight.
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In-game hazards are real life threats
Logging
Screw pines are the only trees turquoise dwarf geckos live in, and they’re being destroyed by loggers.
Flaming Forests
Forests are burned as they are cleared for farming, destroying the screw pines geckos call home.
Poaching
Geckos are hand-caught by poachers and then sold illegally to collectors.
Mining
Mining for gold and precious stones are destroying the geckos’ homeland.
Invasive Plants
Non-native trees are out-growing electric blue geckos’ beloved screw pines
Snakes
Both Usambara vine snakes and green snakes prey on electric blue geckos.
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