Publication date: 12th June 2025 In this latest blog ARC’s Conservation Director, Jim Foster, reflects on efforts to recover one of Europe’s rarest lizards The scene couldn’t have been more perfect. A box of lemons, labelled with the invitation “Take away/Portare”, perched at the edge of an alleyway leading down to the invitingly azure Tyrrhenian Sea. I’ve often thought the phrase “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is helpful in nature conservation – making a virtue...