The marine coastal areas of Buenos Aires Province represent a diverse natural environment that includes sand beaches, cliffs, extensive sand dune fields and lagoons. They also are home to many endemic plants and animals that evolved to live successfully in this unique environment. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing, uncontrolled human expansion into this region, many of these species are threatened. None is more endangered than the Argentine Sand Dune Lizard (Liolaemus multimaculatus) whose ability to swim in the loose sands and whose coloration perfectly matches the local landscape leave it unable to survive in other areas. If not protected this species will disappear completely from the face of the earth.

The IRCF is funding a local research organization seeking to better understand this problem and develop workable solutions that will provide for the successful coexistence of humans and this unique species. With the right support from individual contributors, private business and government organizations the Sand Dune Lizards of Argentina will live to swim in the sand another day.