Island Fauna of Vieques
Vieques is a small island, 7 miles off the shore of Puerto Rico. The island straddles the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean and is known for its picture-perfect white sand beaches. About two-thirds of the island was once appropriated by the U.S. military to build a base, train soldiers, and practice dropping bombs. Now, the military has vacated the island and the base has been transformed into a national wildlife refuge that is mostly inaccessible to people. The entire island is home to a variety of wildlife, including sea creatures that inhabit the nearby coral reefs, birds that call from the coconut palms, herds of wild horses that wander the island freely, a bizillion ants and termites, and a variety of lizards, iguanas, and bearded dragons.
The photos in order are:
- Ants sipping water from our breakfast table.
- Treasures collected from a beach in the wildlife refuge: corals, shells, sea fans, and sponges.
- Small lizard scaling beach rocks.
- Bearded dragon in the tree by our guest house's pool.
- Iguana munching on tree leaves.
- A herd of wild horses alongside the road.
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