UTILA IGUANA

We aim to buy all our materials from local businesses and hire local labour as far as possible in order to support the Utilan economy. Our volunteers are also encouraged to make their purchases in local shops... The Utila Iguana has become emblematic for the conservation of the important mangrove habitat, the ecological significance and endangered status of which is often underestimated compared to rainforest and coral reefs... The Utila spiny tailed "swamper" Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri) lives in the Mangrove forests on the Honduran island of Utila. The conservation work carried out at the Utila Iguana Conservation Project aims to ensure the survival of the endangered swamper iguana, which is endemic to Utila.

Also known as: The Utila Iguana