Iguanas

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Mona Island Iguanas Nesting in Newly Restored Habitat

Island Conservation Restoration Specialist Cielo Figuerola shares some very good news for iguanas of Mona Island, Puerto Rico. By: Cielo Figuerola Last week we came back from our third trip to Mona Island, where we continued removing invasive Australian Pines to increase and improve nesting habitat for native iguanas on the island. This project was […]

Written by on August 8, 2017

Bernie Tershy: In the Midst of an Extinction Crisis, There is Hope

Island Conservation’s co-founder Bernie Tershy reflects on how island restoration programs serve to protect biodiversity and prevent extinctions. An uninterrupted stream of bad news about the environment reminds us that we are in the midst of an extinction crisis, which can leave us overwhelmed with hopelessness. But, hope is not as scarce as you might […]

Written by on September 28, 2016