of cotton-top tamarins and emperor tamarins. The track also includes the renovated Galápagos tortoise exhibit. Also included in this area is the Lizard Lane, which contains multiple species of lizard like Cunningham's spiny-tailed skinks, eastern blue-tongued lizards and sheltopusik. Te Wao Nui – "Te Wao Nui" (a Māori-language phrase meaning "the living realm") features six ecological New Zealand environments; The Coast, The Islands, The Wetlands, The Night, The Forest and The High Country, and is home to more than 60 native New Zealand animal species including a subantarctic fur seal, little penguins, Malherbe's parakeets, Antipodes parakeets, tuataras, New Zealand longfin eels, brown teals, North Island brown kiwis, morepork, Little Barrier giant wētā, kākā, kererū, North Island saddlebacks, tūī, keas, takahē and blue ducks. The habitats also feature 110 different plant species native to New Zealand. Other animals – Other animals include ring-tailed lemurs and red pandas. Auckland Zoo Centre for Conservation Medicine (AZCCM) The AZCCM was opened on 10 August 2007 and originally named the New Zealand Centre for Conservation Medicine. This NZD $4.6 million, facility is the first national centre for conservation medicine in the world. The operating theatre is visible to the public and surgery is sent via cameras above the operating table to screens in the gallery. Researchers can also be watched while at work. The viewing gallery features exhibits with a range of specimens including preserved remains of animals that required amputation, and small animals that have been mounted in the past, information about the transmission of diseases between humans and animals, microscopic images projected on a large screen (controlled by the visitor), and the different anatomies of various species. The zoo describes conservation medicine as, "A practice that addresses the connections between our (human) health, with the health of animals and the environment". Conservation The Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund was established in 2000 and provides financial support to conservation projects in 12 key regions in New Zealand and overseas. The six New Zealand regions are: the Coast, the Islands, the Wetlands, the Night, the Forest and the High Country. The six international regions are: Africa, Nepal, Pacific Islands, South America, Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka. Auckland Zoo supports conservation through captive breeding programmes, education, advocacy and research. Zoo staff are also sent to assist projects in New Zealand and overseas, where they lend and develop their specialist skills. In July 2009, following Cadbury's decision to