Loss of Reptiles Poses Threat for Small Islands Where Humans May Have Caused Extinctions

February 6, 2023 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

A new study has startling conclusions about how, on smaller islands in the Caribbean where human impact was greatest, extinctions have led to the loss of up to two-thirds of the supports for the ecosystem that native reptile species once provided there.

Stylized image showing a lesser antillian iguana vs. an invasive mongoose

Photo-Illustration: Martha Morales/The University of Texas at Austin. 


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