Charles Darwin famously described the Galapagos marine iguanas as "hideous-looking" and the "most disgusting, clumsy lizards." While their features may make them awkward-looking on land ...

The pink iguana was first spotted by park rangers in 1986 and classified as a separate species to other land iguanas on the Galapagos in 2009, according to the Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT ...

Furthermore, Isabela's Wolf volcano is globally renowned as the exclusive habitat of the critically endangered pink Galápagos land iguana, making it a truly unique and vital conservation site.

Species like the Galápagos giant tortoises and land iguanas have shown good recovery due to conservation efforts, and there is hope for continued improvement. However, species such as the pink ...