Growing Food for Iguanas
Fiji's Monuriki Island is a haven for a small population of Fijian Crested Iguanas. But after decades of deforestation, trees that produce their food are few and far between. A conservation project is working to change that!
Tracking Elusive Iguanas One Swab at a Time
Iguanas have excellent camouflage and can be hard for researchers to track in native habitat. But what if just taking some samples in the environment can reveal if iguanas are there or not? A new tool called eDNA can do it!
A Dog Named Pena Helps Iguanas
A Dog Named Pena Helps Iguanas Working in the field to locate iguanas and iguana nests can be quite a challenge. Fort Worth Zoo Conservation Biologist Kelly Bradley has been…
Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima)
Hurricane Effects on Critically Endangered Reptiles
Hurricane effects on critically endangered reptiles Matthijs P. van den Burg, Hannah Madden, Timothy P. van Wagensveld and Erik Boman Caribbean flora and fauna have always coped with the destructive…
A Marine Iguana basks in the sun on the rocky shoreline
Iguanas from Above
IGUANAS FROM ABOVE Endemic to the Galapagos Islands, Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) are the only lizards in the world with the ability to live and forage at sea. They live…