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The following is a list of species (or subspecies) in the Mariana Islands, defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List or by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), as being extinct, critically endangered, endangered, threatened, vulnerable, conservation dependent, or near threatened.
The oriole is now found on the three major islands of Andros: North Andros, Mangrove Cay, and South Andros. It is likely the oriole also occurs on some of the smaller cays, but current documentation is lacking. The species was recognized as endangered by Birdlife International in 2011 [8] with population estimates of 300 or fewer individuals ...
Species Common name(s) Notes Image Pelusios subniger [4] East African black mud turtle: Introduced. Scaly sea turtles (Cheloniidae) Species Common name(s) Notes Image Caretta caretta: Loggerhead turtle: Endangered. Chelonia mydas: Green turtle: Endangered. Eretmochelys imbricata: Hawksbill turtle: Critically endangered. Leathery sea turtles ...
Location of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean Saint Vincent lies to the north of the Grenadines island chain. This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found on the island of Saint Vincent, located in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It is the main island of the nation Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Caribbean islands, despite comprising only 0.15% of the Earth’s area, account for at least 10% of the world’s recorded bird extinctions, 40% of mammal extinctions and more than 60% of reptile ...
The principal nesting turtle species in Anguilla, with important sites on the main island, Dog Island, and the Prickly Pear Cays. A year-round forager. Leathery sea turtles (Dermochelyidae) Species Common name(s) Notes Image Dermochelys coriacea: Leatherback turtle: Critically Endangered. Rare in Anguilla. Recorded nesting on the main island ...
The rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) is an endangered species of iguana that is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and its surrounding islands. A large lizard, they vary in length from 60 to 136 centimetres (24 to 54 in), and skin colours range from a steely grey to a dark green and ...
The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica is creating the world’s first marine protected area for one of earth’s largest animals: the endangered sperm whale. “We want to ensure these majestic ...