The New Zealand government-funded new water system worth FJ$80,000 (around NZ$60,000) has improved access to water and is ...

There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central ...

Iguanas have often been spotted rafting around the Caribbean on vegetation and, ages ago, evidently caught a 600-mile ride ...

SUVA, FIJI (March 18, 2025) – Habitat for Humanity Fiji, in collaboration with the Rabi Council of Leaders and with funding support from the New Zealand High Commission in Fiji, has successfully ...

Fiji’s iguanas embarked on one of the most astonishing ocean journeys in history, rafting nearly 5,000 miles from North ...

The only iguanas outside the Americas, Fiji iguanas are an enigma. A new genetic analysis shows that they are most closely related to the North American desert iguana, having separated about 34 ...

The trek—from the North American desert to Fiji—now represents the longest known migration of any terrestrial animal.

Learn more about Fiji’s iguana species and how they likely used natural rafts to float to Fiji some 34 million years ago.

Luckily, iguanas are large and herbivorous and used to long periods without food and water. And if the flotsam consisted of .

Researchers have proposed that Fiji's native iguanas reached the islands by travelling nearly 8,000 kilometers on mats of ...

So I went adults-only resort hopping and the vibe couldn’t have been more different from my past experiences. I had a slight ...