co ▁de ▁los ▁J ard ins ▁y ▁J ardin ill os ▁of ▁Can ar re os ▁Arch ip el ago ▁south ▁of ▁Cuba ' s ▁ ▁Z ap ata ▁Pen ins ula ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Youth . ▁A ▁single ▁animal ▁was ▁collected ▁around ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁on ▁C ay os ▁Maj a ▁off ▁of ▁south - central ▁Cuba . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁two ▁additional ▁animals ▁were ▁captured ▁alive ▁in ▁keys ▁near ▁C ay os ▁Maj a . ▁Human ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁animal ' s ▁range ▁is ▁increasing . ▁ ▁H ut ia ▁are ▁h unted ▁by ▁fish erm en . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Animal ▁Info ▁- ▁G arr ido ' s ▁H ut ia ▁ ▁Category : H ut ias ▁Category : M ys at eles ▁Category : Fa una ▁of ▁Cuba ▁Category : M amm als ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Category : C rit ically ▁end anger ed ▁animals ▁Category : M amm als ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 <0x0A> </s> ▁Michael ▁Louis ▁Dou c et ▁( born ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁singer - song writer ▁and ▁music ian ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁C aj un ▁band ▁Beau S ole il . ▁ ▁Career ▁Dou c et ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Scott , ▁Louisiana . ▁He ▁learned ▁ban jo ▁at ▁age ▁six , ▁guitar ▁at ▁eight , ▁and ▁belonged ▁to ▁a ▁C aj un ▁rock