UK OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CONSERVATION FORUM
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Saving the endangered rock iguana: The population of indigenous Anegada rock iguana, Cyclura pinguis which is found nowhere else in the world, had dwindled due to habitat loss and predation by feral cats. Through the efforts of the National Parks Trust, the World Conservation Union and Anegadian residents, the population has been rehabilitated and the rock iguana was removed from the "Critically Endangered" list. The release of iguanas in 2011 marked the achievement of a significant milestone, as the wild population of iguanas has now doubled.

The Anegada iguana headstart facility.


© Dr Mike Pienkowski
(Projects / Conservation Actions, 18 of 21 - Slide ref. 553)