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Description of the nesting sites of the critically endangered Jamaican iguana Cyclura collei
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The Jamaican iguana, Cyclura collei, is one of the world's rarest iguanas. It is restricted to the dry forest of the Hellshire Hills, where the availability of suitable soil for nesting limits population growth. Once a year, Jamaican iguanas move from the surrounding forest to two main nesting sites, the Upper Nesting Site (UNS) and the Lower Nesting Site (LNS), to excavate nests and deposit their eggs. There is little information on the soil condition at these two sites. Due to population growth, resulting from intensive conservation efforts, the availability of nesting sites is now limited. Consequently, qualitative and quantitative information is needed to improve existing sites and inform the creation of additional nesting sites. Here we investigate soil depth, nest openness, soil compaction and other soil characteristics at the Jamaican iguana's two main nesting sites and, from our observation, make recommendations for creating and/or improving nesting sites.
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