Yadua Taba Island - Landsat S-60-15_2000 (1:12,500)
Yadua Taba Island - EVS Precision Map (1:12,500)
As I was mapping this island, I kept repeating the Fred Flintstone saying "Yaba Daba Do". That was what Yadua Taba did to me. Now what it does for iguanas is something else. Yadua Taba is home sweet home to the few remaining Fijian Crested Iguanas. It is the hope of the Fijian Crested Iguana Project to enable the few remaining iguanas to survive. Not just survive, but perhaps to thrive.
Fijian Crested Iguana (from Reuters)
"A Fijian Crested Iguana sits on the head of a statue of a Komodo Dragon at Taronga Zoo in Sydney during an announcement of a funding boost for their conservation June 19, 2008. Only a few wild populations remain of the endangered iguana which is found on a several Fijian islands. The species faces possible extinction due to habitat destruction and competition from introduced species."
Enjoy!
No comments:
Post a Comment