Once thought extinct, rare Jamaican iguana nears 1,000th release into wild

A significant conservation achievement is on the horizon for the critically endangered Jamaican rock iguana as the National Environment and Planning Agency prepares to release 114 head-started iguanas back into their natural environment on November 14. This effort is the culmination of successful strategies aimed at boosting their dwindling population from fewer than 50 in 1990 through methods like captive rearing, habitat safeguards, and predator control.