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Cayman conservationists respond to cat cull controversy

The NCC has pushed back against criticism from animal welfare advocates over cat culling aimed at protecting endangered species on the Sister Islands.
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National Conservation Council adopts new control procedures for feral cats

The National Conservation Council has approved updated procedures for managing feral cats in environmentally sensitive areas of Grand Cayman.

Rising rat population threatens native species on Little Cayman

Little Cayman's native species are under threat after an apparent spike in the rat population with the recent excess rainfall.

Plan approved to protect Cayman’s endangered nesting seabirds

The National Conservation Council has given its full support to a draft plan to protect six species of native nesting seabirds across the Cayman Islands.

Feral cat cull ordered on Brac Bluff after ‘grim’ decline in brown booby birds

A cull of feral cats on the Cayman Brac Bluff is set to begin in response to declining brown booby numbers, as the birds' eggs are targeted by cats and rodents, the Department of Environment has announced.
A brown booby pair, the male on the left and the female on the right, perches on the south coast of Cayman Brac. Brown boobies was among six species of seabirds the National Conservation Council has included in a draft conservation plan. - Photo: Jane Haakonsson, DoE

Critical habitat plan for endangered seabirds

The National Conservation Council is asking for public input on a plan to designate critical habitats for dwindling nesting seabird populations across the Cayman Islands, to stave off "imminent" local extinction.

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