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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dnica Coto

The tiny island where iguanas on brink of extinction are thriving

A once-silent Caribbean islet has been transformed into a thriving sanctuary for the critically endangered Lesser Antillean iguana, where the sounds of scuttling reptiles now signal a remarkable conservation success.

Environmentalists converted Prickly Pear East Cay into a vital breeding ground, where the distinctive plopping and scurrying of iguanas are now common.

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