Signs of Hope: Endangered Iguanas Make a Romantic Getaway Out of Protected Caribbean Island–Populations Explode | An Encouraging Development
Why this story matters: This is one of those stories that quietly proves progress doesn’t always come with loud headlines.
Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to animals, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. Lesser Antillean Iguana – credit, © Andrew Snyder / Re:wild The small and uninhabited islet of Prickly Pear East is not what you might describe as a romantic holiday destination, but for the Lesser Antillean iguana, it has proved to be just that. Thanks to an ambitious program of cross-Caribbean matchmaking, a new population has been successfully established on the island, with numbers now rapidly increasing. The Lesser Antillean iguana is a Critically-Endangered species which has disappeared from much of its range across the Eastern Caribbean. The regional population of these lizards is less than 20,000 adults and falling. Would you like to read more good news about Animals , Anguilla , Protection , Dominica , Conservation , and Wildli…
