Topic: Blue Iguana Recovery Programme
Pic of the week: Friendly Forrest
This photo, taken by visiting professional photographer Leah Gray, shows the blue iguana named ‘Forrest’ in the Blue Iguana Conversation Facility at Queen Elizabeth...
Author of ‘Breezy the Blue Iguana’ calls for responsible pet ownership
News of the sudden death of Breezy the blue iguana has left United Kingdom-based author David Roth and his family distraught.
Dog attack kills beloved blue iguana from children’s book
A well-known blue iguana, Breezy, has died from a dog attack. The iguana was found dead at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park.
Guardians of the iguanas
They may not wear a cape, but Luke Harding considers them heroes of conservation. The operations manager at Blue Iguana Conservation says volunteers are the cornerstone of its Blue Iguana Guardians programme, helping to preserve and care for Cayman’s endangered blue iguana population.
Blue Iguana Conservation centre making upgrades
With the clean-up after Tropical Storm Grace now complete at its facility, Blue Iguana Conservation is looking to continue its expansion, giving Grand Cayman's iconic lizard a greater chance of flourishing.
Blue iguanas: Back from the brink but still under threat
The Blue Iguana Conservation organisation has launched a five-year 'Strategic Species Action Plan' to help conserve Grand Cayman’s most iconic reptile species, which it...
Drivers urged to watch out for blue iguanas on roads
With the blue iguana breeding season under way, the Blue Iguana Conservation facility is warning drivers to watch out for the endangered species on local roads.
Twin blues flourishing at iguana conservation centre
Among last year's hatchlings at the Blue Iguana Conservation facility were tiny twin blue iguanas. Six months later, the young iguanas are thriving, staff at the centre said.
Blue iguana death a ‘blow’ to recovery programme
An endangered blue iguana appears to have been run over deliberately at the side of the road in East End.
Essential work: Caring for Cayman’s blue iguanas (AUDIO)
As residents of Grand Cayman shelter indoors, the island’s blue iguana population is enjoying some peace and quiet – a possible benefit for breeding season.
Groundwork begins for 2020-2025 blue iguana recovery plan
Work has started on laying the foundation for the National Trust’s 2020-2025 Species Recovery Plan for Cayman’s blue iguana. The Trust, in a media statement Tuesday, said it held its first comprehensive planning exercise for the initiative through an intensive three-day workshop recently.
Born to be wild: Hatchling highlights blue iguana recovery efforts
The first wild blue iguana hatchling of 2019 was spotted by researchers in Grand Cayman on Saturday.
Botanic Park gets picture of blue iguana and Prince Charles
A framed picture of Prince Charles, 70, carefully stroking a rare blue iguana has been presented to the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park by Pinnacle Media.
Peter the iguana basks in royal limelight
After a highly publicised visit last week from the Prince of Wales, who greeted the rare, Caymanian reptile with a beaming smile and a ginger pat on the head, Peter is basking in his 15 minutes of fame.
National Trust gets grant to aid blue iguanas
The National Trust is getting some help from a partner abroad.
CML and Nova make Christmas donations to Cayman charities
Instead of giving Christmas gifts to clients, recruitment agencies CML and Nova this year decided to donate money to charity.
Another wave of blue iguanas ready for release into the wild
The blue iguana population at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park cleared an important hurdle last week, when a visiting team of veterinarians and technicians performed its annual health check
Blue iguanas near milestone number in wild
Cayman’s blue iguana population is healthy and poised to reach a round number milestone in its renaissance from the threat of near-extinction. The Blue Iguana Recovery Program will release its 1,000th specimen into the wild at some point this summer, accomplishing a rare victory in the field of species conservation.
Bacteria linked to blue iguana deaths
Researchers in Grand Cayman are working to determine why 17 blue iguanas at Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park have fallen ill or died over the past two years. The mystery began in May 2015 when a Blue Iguana Recovery Program staff member discovered a blue iguana with signs of lethargy at the park.
EDITORIAL – Breach of Trust: Why no word about threat to blue iguanas?
For two years, we now know, the Blue Iguana Recovery Programme and local veterinarians have been identifying and treating infected animals. So why is the public only learning about it now?
Cayman’s conservation success story told in New York
A new exhibit highlighting the Grand Cayman blue iguana’s recovery from the brink of extinction has opened at the Bronx Zoo in New York.
New blue iguana twins a rarity
The Blue Iguana Recovery Programme has had a successful breeding year thus far, with close to 50 new baby blues hatched, topped off with the arrival of a set of twins now settling in at the program’s North Side breeding facility.
Cull to tackle Cayman’s 500,000 green iguanas
A weeklong green iguana culling trial kicked off this week in a bid to control the population, which has been estimated to have reached half a million on Grand Cayman.
Blue iguanas getting ready to hatch
It’s blue iguana nesting season, and from early indications there should be plenty of baby iguanas hatching over the next few months.
