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Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana) in the Dominican Republic
(2012)
This species was unknown from the Dominican Republic until the early 1990s when Green Iguanas began to be sold as pets. From 10 February through 9 March 2012, we conducted a series of interviews in local communities ...
¿Quién es el misterioso Diablotín?
(2022)
El petrel de cabeza negra o Diablotín, ave endémica del Caribe, enfrenta muchas amenazas potenciales para su existencia continua, incluida la invasión humana, deforestación, modificación agrícola, exploración y el desarrollo ...
Situación y tráfico de guaconejo (Amyris spp.) en la Reserva de Biosfera Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo, República Dominicana
(2020)
Este informe contiene los principales resultados de la investigación sobre el tráfico de guaconejo en República Dominicana a partir de entrevistas, revisión de literatura, especímenes de herbario y trabajos de campo. En ...
Conservation of Cyclura ricordii in the southwestern Dominican Republic and a brief history of the Grupo Jaragua
(2005)
After the IUCN SSC Iguana Specialist Group drafted a species recovery plan for Ricord’s Iguana (Cyclura ricordii) during a workshop in Santo Domingo on 17–18 November 2002, Grupo Jaragua began systematically searching for ...
Preliminary report on the distribution and status of Cyclura ricordii along the southern shore of Lago Enriquillo
(2007)
Ricord’s Iguana (Cyclura ricordii) is endemic to Hispaniola, where it is one of two species of Rock Iguanas on the island. Ricord’s Iguana is critically endangered according to the current IUCN Red List. The population is ...
Conserving Cyclura ricordii 2007
(2008)
The recovery of C. ricordii is part of Grupo Jaragua’s program to conserve biodiversity in the biosphere reserve in the southwestern part of the Dominican Republic, thought to be one of the most diverse sites in the insular ...
Using the past to contextualize anthropogenic impacts on the present and future distribution of an endemic Caribbean mammal
(2019)
Island species are difficult to conserve because they face the synergy of climate change, invasive species, deforestation, and increasing human population densities in areas where land mass is shrinking. The Caribbean ...
Proyectos agrícolas al sur del Lago Enriquillo : amenaza seria para nuestra iguana de Ricord
(2009)
Las iguanas gigantes de Las Antillas, el grupo de lagartos más amenazado del mundo, enfrentan un alto riesgo de extinción debido a la pérdida y degradación de su hábitat causada por actividades humanas y especies invasoras; ...
Mesopelagic diet as pathway of high mercury levels in body feathers of the endangered Black-capped Petrel (Diablotin) Pterodroma hasitata
(2024)
The Diablotin or Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata is an endangered gadfly petrel found in the western North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and northern Gulf of Mexico. An estimated ~2000 pairs nest at five known sites on ...