Blue Iguana (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Blue Iguana (1 of 2)

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This is an adult Grand Cayman blue iguana on its namesake island. Decimated by a combination of habitat destruction, car-related mortality, and predation by introduced cats and dogs, the reptile numbered between 10-25 individuals by 2002. A recovery program -- assisted by health experts from the Bronx Zoo -- has brought the number of free-ranging iguanas within Grand Cayman's protected areas to more than 500 animals.

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Julie Larsen Maher/Wildlife Conservation Society

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