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

  • Written by Alex A. Moulton, Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Science, Hunter College
imageZoologist Elizabeth Morrison receives the Jamaican giant galliwasp from Mike Rutherford, a curator at the University of Glasgow, on April 22, 2024. Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images

Museums often celebrate new acquisitions, especially something rare or historic. In April 2024, scientists from the Natural History Museum of Jamaica and The...

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