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Dwarf Iguana Faces Ecological threat

18th Aug, 2010 | No Comment | Posted in Science and Tech posted by Lexine Grace Fernandez

dwarf iguanaHere is apicture of a male O’Shaughnessy’s Dwarf Iguana (Enyalioides oshaughnessyi) showing its form and beauty. This creature is one of the newly discovered specie in its cloud forest home. There has been a lot of animals that are wondering helplessly as forests faces clean outs daily. A lot of animals are lossing their habitats due to the increasing rise of temperature and effects of Global warming.

“These species face a double whammy,” RAEI’s Paul Hamilton said, referring to habitat loss and global warming, This is according to an interview for the national Geographic Channel. One of the forest that has faced deforestation includes Cerro Pata de Pájaro. Climate Change continues to heat up and dry up cloud forests which are home habitats of Cloud Iguanas. Leaving a lot of creatures losing a chance to adapt and environment to grow.

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