| Coordinates | 17°41′1″N 64°45′43″W |
|---|---|
| Location | Caribbean Sea |
| Area | 40 acres |
| Federal Department | U.S. Department of the Interior |
| Country admin divisions title 1 | Federal Agency |
| Country admin divisions 1 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| President | Donald John Trump |
Ruth Island (also known as Ruth Cay) is an artificial island off the southern coast of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands near Port Alucroix. It was created in the mid-1960s from the dredging of Krauses Lagune and is about 40 acres (16 ha).
Because the island is free of small Indian mongooses (Urva auropunctata) biologists introduced the endangered Saint Croix ground lizard (Pholidoscelis polops) from the Protestant Cay population. Today there are about 30 ground lizards on Ruth Island.[1]
References
- ^ U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. "Endangered Species Bulletin, August 2005". Archived September 2, 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 25, 2006.