Island Conservation
Phoenicopterus ruber Group courtship displays are typical of this flamingo, with thousands of individuals raising their wings, turning their heads, or bowing their necks in spectacular synchrony. Photo by: PelicanPete/flic.kr/p/nEtqsL Join our Campaign to Save Cabritos Iguanas Our goal is to raise $22,000 by February 1, 2016 to save the Critically Endangered Ricord’s Iguana […]
Notes from the Field; Cabritos Edition 2015. Part 4 Here’s the last installment from Wes’s update from the field. Following the saga of Flying Dogs, and Disappearing Cows, this installment follows Wes as the team is evaluating just how much progress the’ teams have made in removing invasive burros, and feral cats from Cabritos…and it […]
Notes from the Field; Cabritos Edition 2015. Part 3. Our Cabritos Island Restoration Project story takes an interesting twist with a mystery of disappearing cows. We’ve followed Wes and his team of “flying dogs” to the island, and now it’s time to tune back into his story. Like what you read? Join Wes, his team, and […]
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Animalia Chordata Reptilia Squamata Teiidae Scientific Name: Ameiva lineolata Join our Campaign to Save Cabritos Iguanas Our goal is to raise $22,000 by February 1, 2016 to save the Critically Endangered Ricord’s Iguana and Vulnerable Rhinoceros Iguana. By continuing removal of invasive species from Cabritos Island. This […]
When we last tuned in with Wes Jolley, our intrepid Cabritos Island Project lead, he was just wrapping up the dramatic assembly of his project team which included ‘flying dogs’ (read Part One here). Once again, we join Wes, Jose Luis, and a few tracking dogs on their epic journey to save the Critically Endangered […]
Wes Jolley, our intrepid Islas Cabritos Island Project lead, is once again on Cabritos Island in the Dominican Republic (DR) where he’s working shoulder- to-shoulder with a conservation team from the DR Ministry of the Environment to protect Cabritos’ native species. Wes is joined by our own Jose Luis Herrera, and the two of them […]
Two Vulnerable Rhinoceros Iguanas face off for dominance on Cabritos Island, Dominican Republic
Ricord’s Iguana The Critically Endangered Ricord’s Iguana lives only on Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti). Ricord’s Iguanas dig underground burrows that they extend over time. Young Ricord’s Iguanas don’t grow very fast, so they are very vulnerable to invasive species. It may take an iguana three or more years before they are large enough to […]
I don’t want to brag, but I’m going to for just a minute: One of the best parts of my job is that I get to travel to some of the most remarkable islands in the world where I am able to get my hands dirty in efforts to protect incredible and rare species […]
Cabritos Island is a 1,593 hectare island located within Lago Enriquillo, a saltwater lake forty-four meters below sea level in the western Dominican Republic. The lake is the lowest point in the Caribbean and the largest lake in the insular Caribbean. The island is made up of ancient seabed; fossilized coral and seashells cover the ground […]