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Supporting conservation, awareness, and scientific programs to save endangered iguanas.
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The International Iguana Foundation was created to fund programs to conserve critically endangered iguana species and the habitat they need for their very existence.

08/22/2026

And just like that, we are one step closer to our Jamaican milestone! 🦎🎉

Last week, scientists and conservationists from the International Iguana Foundation, Fort Worth Zoo, Hope Zoo, National Environment and Planning Agency of Jamaica, and Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation headed into the Hellshire Hills with support from the Jamaican Coast Guard.

Together, they released another 30 Jamaican Rock Iguanas back into their native range, where they will continue to grow and help rebuild a population of a species once on the brink of extinction! 🚨

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝟗𝟕𝟑! 🎉 An incredible accomplishment made possible by the dedication of hundreds of conservationists for more than three decades.

Have you been following along with us in our countdown? 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟕 𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎!

Drop a 🦎 or 🎉 if you’re ready to celebrate the 1,000th iguana release with us this year!

08/20/2026

🦎 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞!

Do you have an iguana conservation project that could use additional funding? IIF is currently accepting small-tier grant applications of up to $10,000 USD to support projects that align with our conservation priorities.

📅 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: September 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM Central Time.

Applications must be submitted through IIF’s online application portal. Please note that applications cannot be saved and completed later, so we recommend reviewing the application process and familiarizing yourself with the portal well before the deadline.

🔗 Learn more about IIF’s funding priorities, application criteria, and the application process here: https://www.iguanafoundation.org/grants/apply-for-a-grant/.

Please share this announcement with colleagues and conservationists who may be interested in applying!

08/17/2026

🦎 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 — 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐

Thank you again to everyone who followed along during our 25th anniversary celebrations! But now, it’s back to our regularly scheduled programming—the Lesser Antillean Iguana (𝘐𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘢)! 🦎

Once found throughout much of the eastern West Indies, this species is a large arboreal reptile, spending much of its life high in the treetops. 🌴

Life in the canopy comes with its challenges, so these iguanas have developed some impressive adaptations to help them navigate the heights. Their long, muscular tails act as a counterbalance while climbing, while their strong, sharp claws help them grip tree trunks and branches and even scramble across rocks in search of prime basking spots. 🪨

In appearance, juveniles sport vibrant green scales that help them blend into the foliage around them. As they mature, they lose some of the intensity on their backs and fade to a greenish-gray color, often with a splotchy green belly. Many of the scales on their heads change to a dull ivory, accompanied by a burst of pink around their jowls. This pink coloration can deepen and become more prominent in mature males during breeding season in order to attract females and defend territory.

While they are often confused with the Green Iguana (𝘐𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘢), one key difference is the lack of the distinctive striped tail pattern that is prominent in Green Iguanas.

Keep following along this month to learn even more about this unique species! 🦎

08/16/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who supported our 𝟐𝟓 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. 𝟓 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬. 𝟏 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 celebration this past week! 🦎🎉

From our donors and supporters to everyone who shared, liked, commented, and followed along—𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. Your support helps make our conservation work possible and ensures we can continue protecting iguanas and their habitats for generations to come.

Here’s to the next 25 years of iguana conservation! 💚🦎 We can’t wait to share the stories, successes, and adventures ahead.

📸: Desert Iguana (𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘴𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴)

08/14/2026

🦎𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘’𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘! 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐃𝐀𝐘! 🌎🌏🌍

Today we’re celebrating lizards of all shapes, sizes, and species—but especially iguanas. And what better way to celebrate than by taking you around the world to meet some of the amazing people who dedicate their lives to protecting them! 🦎

From researchers and conservationists to supporters, advocates, and friends of IIF, we are so grateful for everyone who has helped make the last 25 years of iguana conservation possible. 💚

And now, we’re looking toward the 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝟐𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬!

We’re in the final stretch of our 𝟐𝟓 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. 𝟓 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬. 𝟏 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. campaign, and we need your help to reach our $𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥.

Whether you’ve been following IIF for years or you’re just discovering us today, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭. Every donation helps continue the research, conservation, and partnerships that give endangered iguanas a fighting chance. 💪

Thank you for celebrating 25 years of IIF with us! We hope you’ve enjoyed looking back at the people, places, and moments that have shaped our story—and we hope you’ll stick around to see all the incredible conservation work still happening every day.

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝟐𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬! 🦎💚

🔗 Help us reach our $5,000 goal: Donate here tinyurl.com/25YearsDonations

08/13/2026

🦎 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬.

For the past 25 years, the International Iguana Foundation has worked to protect iguanas and the habitats they depend on around the world. But our mission doesn't end here. We're looking toward the next 25 years with even greater hope—and some exciting things are on the horizon.

In the years ahead, we hope to support:

🦎 The 𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐚 released back into the wild

🌴 Increased translocation and repopulation efforts for 𝐅𝐢𝐣𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬

🥚 Artificial nests to create more breeding opportunities for iguanas in 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚

🦝 Removal of invasive predators in 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬

🌱 The growth of native plants in the 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜

These are just a few of the conservation efforts that will help shape the future of endangered iguanas.

But none of this is possible without 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

This week, we're celebrating 25 years of iguana conservation by investing in the next 25. Your support today can help turn these future goals into conservation successes.

𝐁𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

🦎 𝟐𝟓 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. 𝟓 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬. 𝟏 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

🔗 Donate today: tinyurl.com/25YearsDonations

📸: Robin Moore

08/12/2026

We're halfway through our 𝟐𝟓 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. 𝟓 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬. 𝟏 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. campaign, and thanks to your generosity, we're one step closer to protecting endangered iguanas around the world. 💚🦎

But what does your donation actually support?

Conservation takes dedication, expertise, and the right tools. From field research and habitat restoration to species monitoring and reintroduction efforts, every dollar helps make this work possible. Here are just a few examples of the impact your gift can have:

📷 $500 can provide a high-end camera trap to monitor iguanas when researchers are away.

🦎 $300 can help support another Anegada Rock Iguana release.

📡 $100 can provide a new antenna for radio tracking.

🔦 $50 can equip researchers with headlamps for nighttime fieldwork.

🚩 $25 can provide flagging materials to mark nests for future monitoring.

🏷️ $10 can provide a PIT tag to help identify and monitor an individual iguana throughout its life.

Every donation—no matter the size—becomes a tool for conservation. None of this work would be possible without supporters like you.

Help us continue protecting endangered iguanas by making a gift today. Together, we're investing in the next 25 years of conservation.

🔗 Donate today: https://tinyurl.com/25YearsDonations

08/11/2026

Founded in 2001, the International Iguana Foundation has dedicated 25 years of time, passion, and resources to iguana conservation across the globe. Over those years, IIF has supported researchers, scientists, and conservationists as they work to rebuild dwindling populations through conservation breeding, habitat restoration, community collaboration, and so much more. 🦎🌎

We are incredibly grateful to the generous supporters and donors who have made it possible for IIF to fund more than 𝟏𝟒𝟎 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 $𝟏.𝟐 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 during our first 25 years.

The photos here show just a glimpse of the groundbreaking work made possible by supporters like you, from Anegada to Guatemala to Fiji and so many more places. For the past two and a half decades, your generosity has helped ensure these lesser-known species don't go unnoticed.

𝐍𝐨𝐰, 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝟐𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬.

As part of our 𝟐𝟓 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. 𝟓 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬. 𝟏 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. campaign, our goal is to raise $𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐢𝐧 𝟓 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 to help continue this mission. Every donation, no matter the size, adds to the legacy you've helped build.

Here's to the next 25 years of giving endangered iguanas a future! 💚🦎

🔗 Donate today: https://tinyurl.com/25YearsDonations

08/10/2026

🦎 𝟐𝟓 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. 𝟓 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬. 𝟏 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 $𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐛𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 🌎

Twenty-five years ago, the International Iguana Foundation was created with a mission to protect some of the world’s most endangered reptiles.

A lot has changed since then. The technology has gotten better, the field equipment has gotten fancier, the summers seem to be even hotter… but one thing hasn't: our passion for iguanas. 🦎💚

From field researchers trekking through forests and islands to conservationists working with communities around the world, these photos capture just a glimpse of the people, places, and moments that have shaped 25 years of IIF.

And none of it would have been possible without the supporters who have believed in this mission along the way.

Now it's time to celebrate the past and help build the future!

For the next 𝟓 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬, we're raising $𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 in celebration of World Lizard Day. If just 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 $𝟐𝟓, we can help continue the conservation work that has made the last 25 years possible.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬, 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐦𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝟐𝟓! 🎉🦎

Will you be one of the 200?

🔗 Donate today: https://tinyurl.com/25YearsDonations

08/09/2026

𝟐𝟓 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. 𝟓 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬. 𝟏 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Something special begins tomorrow.

Are you ready? 👀🦎

📸: Lesser Antilles Iguana (𝘐𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘢)

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