On St. Croix, mongooses came in 1884 to protect cane; they were later linked to native ground lizard loss and a racer’s presumed extinction
Mongooses brought to St. Croix in 1884 to control cane rats were linked to the loss of a native ground lizard, which now survives mostly on small islands.
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