Restoring Alto Velo Island: Reviving a Critical Island-Ocean Connection
Isla Alto Velo in the Dominican Republic is a key site of connection between land and sea. See our plan to protect this vital ecosystem in the Caribbean!
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New Hope for Threatened Iguanas of Cabritos Island
Some Good News for Caribbean Species: Threatened Iguanas Can Now Safely Breed on Cabritos Island For release on Nov. 1 Contact: Sally Esposito, Island Conservation, sally.esposito@islandconservation.org, (706) 969-2783 Resources: interviews, photos, b-roll footage The Critically Endangered Ricord’s Iguana and the Vulnerable Rhinoceros Iguana can once again thrive on Cabritos Island, Dominican Republic after the successful […]
Can this Rare, Venomous, Impossibly Resilient Island Mammal Survive the Anthropocene?
Island-dwelling Solenodon survived the asteroid that extinguished the dinosaurs–can it survive the Anthropocene? If you have never heard of the Solenodon until now, you’re not alone. The Solenodon (pronounced so-leen-o-don) lives only on two islands in the world–Cuba and Hispaniola. The nocturnal, insect-eating Solenodon is elusive and eccentric. It’s one of the only mammals in […]
New Lizard Species Discovered in the Dominican Republic
The discovery of a new lizard species in the Dominican Republic by University of Toronto researchers reinforces a theory that lizard communities evolve almost identically on separate islands. A team from University of Toronto (U of T) has recently discovered a new species of lizard in the Dominican Republic (DR). The Greater Antillean Anole, Anolis landestoyi, is the first […]
Fotoreportaje: Isla Cabritos
Algunas semanas atrás, nuestros amigos, los fotógrafos conservacionistas Timoteo Estévez, Alberto Rojas y José Uribe visitaron Isla Cabritos en República Dominicana con la intención de hacer un fotoreportaje para el sitio web rinconesdemipais.com. El resultado de su visita es un fotoreportaje que ofrece con imágenes e información una mirada muy cercana a Isla Cabritos. Es un trabajo muy […]
Get to Know the REAL Wild Things: The Antillean Mango Hummingbird
Anthracothorax dominicus The Antillean Mango Hummingbird is native to Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. When the female builds her nest, she lines a cup-shaped structure out of soft, woven plant fibers, animal hair, and feather down, and then strengthens it with spider webbing and other sticky material. This gives the nest an elastic quality, allowing […]
Flying Dogs and Trapping Team Trading Places; A Changing of the Guard
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 […]
Do you know where the real wild things are?
By Bill Waldman, CEO, Island Conservation & Jose Mateo, Director of Biodiversity, Dominican Republic Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources Jaime Moreno, President, SOH Conservation Can you imagine a world teeming with 20 pound (9 kg) lizards nearly five feet (1.4m) long? What if this strange land was one of the hottest places on Earth with temperatures […]
¿Sabes dónde están los verdaderos animales salvajes?
Por Bill Waldman, CEO, Island Conservation & Jose Mateo, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de República Dominicana Jaime Moreno, SOH Conservación ¿Te puedes imaginar un mundo lleno de lagartos de 9 kg y de 1.4 m de largo? ¿Qué tal si este lugar raro fuese uno de los más calientes de la Tierra con temperaturas alcanzando […]
Protecting the Dominican Republic’s Native Species
The day April 09, 2015 was monumental for native plants and animals in the Dominican Republic – they just didn’t know it. On this day, Island Conservation and the (Ministry) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support island restoration through the removal of invasive vertebrates in the Dominican Republic. This is a considerable achievement […]