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Hot Science, Cool Lizards: Inside Belize’s Green Iguana Project

Within the lush grounds of the San Ignacio Resort Hotel, Belize’s Green Iguana Conservation Project offers a fascinating blend of hands-on wildlife encounters and real-world science. Visitors discover how a once-threatened species is being restored through innovative, temperature-controlled incubation techniques. It’s a memorable experience that proves conservation can be engaging, educational, and surprisingly fun.

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Iguana love you!

In Belize, I liken the iguana to our cute but pesky squirrel.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and yes, I think iguanas are cute, even when they eat my flowers! And similarly, they have been and still are hunted and consumed by indigenous populations and remain a part of our cultural cuisine.Considered a delicacy, especially the developing eggs the female carries in March and April, the hunting season for iguanas is closed from February to June of each year as this is their breeding season.

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