Sweet Face Of Rhinoceros Iguana

by Miroslava Jurcik

Title

Sweet Face Of Rhinoceros Iguana

Artist

Miroslava Jurcik

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

Description

Taken at Taronga Zoo in SYdney, Sun lovers, these lizards spend much of their time basking in the sun. Dominant males prove their worth to females by defending the best basking spots and safest burrows. Males will fight viciously for their territory making it hard for Zoos to keep more than one male in an exhibit.
Rhinoceros Iguana numbers are decreasing in the wild due to habitat destruction and being hunted for food. Taronga Zoo is one of the few Zoos to have successful and regular hatchings of Rhinoceros Iguanas. Up to 20 eggs are laid in short burrows which are collected by staff and hatched in incubators to ensure their survival.
In the Dominican Republic, most rhinoceros iguana populations are either fully or partially protected inside existing national parks and reserves.
Compliance with international trade regulations is effective, aside from occasional smuggling of animals across the border with Haiti.
Rhinoceros iguanas are the most common rock iguana in captivity. A successful breeding program existed at the Parque Zoológico Nacional of the Dominican Republic (ZooDom) from 1974 to 1994, with an average of 100 young hatching annually. These efforts included experimental reintroductions of captive-bred young to several protected areas in the southwest Dominican Republic. Although a captive colony of almost 300 iguanas representing all age classes was maintained at ZooDom as of December 1994 the program has been adversely affected by administrative changes since January 1995. It is hoped that these problems can be resolved and the program resumed.
Here is link for their conservation, the only link I could find. https://www.islandconservation.org/species-of-the-week-rhinoceros-iguana/

Uploaded

August 12th, 2017

Statistics

Viewed 1,110 Times  -  Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/18/2024 at 3:57 AM

Colors

Embed

Share

Sales Sheet

Tags