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Updated: 2010-01-26 14:59
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Dwarf Iguana
A male O'Shaughnessy's Dwarf Iguana (Enyalioides oshaughnessyi) can cut an imposing figure. But the animal may be helpless in the face of threats to its cloud forest home, RAEI says.
Cerro Pata de Pájaro is being deforested on all sides for the expansion of cattle grazing, RAEI says. Climate change may also heat up -- and dry up -- cloud forests, which could leave animals unable to adapt with nowhere to go.
 A male O'Shaughnessy's Dwarf Iguana (Enyalioides oshaughnessyi) can cut an imposing figure. [CCTV.com] |
