Returning a 170-year-old preserved lizard to Jamaica is a step toward redressing colonial harms, say researchers

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Jun 4, 2024, 12:56 pm309 pts
Museums often celebrate new acquisitions, especially something rare or historic. In April 2024, scientists from the Natural History Museum of Jamaica and The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus accepted a very rare and historic specimen: a 16-inch lizard called the Jamaican giant galliwasp (Celestus…

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