Jamaican Iguana
Jamaica's "Lazarus" Rock Iguana
Conservation Threats
Genetic Threats
Inbreeding, genetic bottlenecks, and loss of genetic diversity in small populations
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Genetic Threats Animals
Javan Leopard
Java's hidden rosettes in the mist
Kaluga Sturgeon
Giant hunter of the Amur
Palaeoloxodon namadicus
The giant straight-tusked titan of Ice-Age India
Crayfish
Claws that shape freshwater worlds
Orinoco Crocodile
Orinoco's long-snouted river giant
Onager
Iran's lightning-footed onager
Killifish
Small fish, big survival strategies
Urial
Horns of the high dry hills
Kouprey
Kouprey: the vanishing forest ox
Underwing Moth
Beautiful underneath, invisible on bark
Hartebeest
Built for the long run on the plains
Olympic Marmot
Olympic Mountains' whistling burrower
Arabian Wolf
Desert wolf, built to endure
Golden Jackal
Eurasia's adaptable, omnivorous canid
Desert Wolf
Built to run, born to howl
Spotted Bass
Spots, rocks, and hard strikes
Guadalupe Bass
The Hill Country's native black bass
Amberjack
Built for speed, born to hunt.
Ground Squirrel
Burrow smart. Whistle loud. Survive.
Florida Mouse
Florida's scrubland burrow mouse
Spalax
Masters of life underground
Agouti
The forest's seed-burying sprinters
Corn Earworm
One moth, many crops-guard the silks