Spiny-tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura similis) in Venezuela

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152 IGUANA • VOLUME 15, NUMBER 3 • SEPTEMBER 2008 CHAUDHARI Gharial hatchlings in the Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary are vulnerable to monsoon flooding, necessitating the development of a conservation strategy to address this threat in future years. and nearly all of the hatchlings were swept away. Additional protective measures will have to be developed in order to prevent a recurrence in future years. Early this year, more than 100 Gharials died in the Chambal River Wildlife Sanctuary. Investigators have ruled out the possibility of any infection or parasite as the cause of the deaths. Dead Gharials were diagnosed with kidney damage and failure, significant gout within the body cavities and around internal organs (visceral gout), and gout within the joints (articular gout). A toxin is suspected of causing the kidney damage and failure, although neither a toxin nor a potential source has been identified. Further investigations will focus on fish inhabiting the river, as well as industrial and other human activities in the region. For more information, see www.gharials.org. The recently established Katerniaghat Foundation is working for conservation of Gharials and other wildlife species in the sanctuary. These include Bengal Tigers, Leopards, Asian Elephants, Indian Rhinoceros, deer, pythons, Gangetic Dolphins, various turtles, and many species of resident and migratory birds. An adult Gharial patrolling a sandy area where hatchlings are basking.
GAVIALIS GANGETICUS Early this year, more than 100 Gharials died of unknown causes in the Chambal River Wildlife Sanctuary. www.gharials.org IGUANA • VOLUME 15, NUMBER 3 • SEPTEMBER 2008 153
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Page 17 and 18: GUATEMALAN BLACK IGUANA Ecology and
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Page 33 and 34: Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana del
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Page 37 and 38: JOHN S. PARMERLEE, JR. ROBERT POWEL
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Spiny-tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura similis) in Venezuela

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