Blue Iguana Slithers Back from Extinction
Date: October 22 2012
Summary:
Only about a decade ago, the Grand Cayman blue iguana was almost extinct: there were only 10-25 of them left in the wild. But today, it is not anymore listed as a critically endangered species. The blue iguana weighs 11 kilograms and is 1.5 meters in length. Deaths related to traffic and stray dogs caused them to become almost extinct. This iguana, which lives only on the Caribbean island called Grand Cayman now has 750 members. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has helped this species achieve this and now plans to achieve their long-term goal: restoring at least 1,000 Grand Cayman blue iguanas to the wild.
This article is connected to what we are learning in science class because we were learning about ecosystems and this current event relates to the ecosystem of the blue iguana. I found this article interesting because I am interested in endangered animals and how to save them from extinction. This article states a very good event because it is good that the blue iguana is not on the brink of extinction anymore and that the number of these creatures get larger and larger! While reading this article I felt very happy to hear that organizations are finally taking action about animals being very near extinction!
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