Topic: green iguana cull
Contract renewed for green iguana culling programme
Government has renewed a contract with a local company to continue to cull invasive green iguanas in the Cayman Islands.
Invasive green hatchlings could prove a nuisance in September
As juvenile green iguanas emerge from their nests, finding food will be their priority, with private gardens filled with fruit and vegetables an easy target for the invasive reptiles.
Nearly 1.5 million green iguanas killed since culling began
The sight of green iguanas is a lot less common nowadays than in previous years, but cullers are still hunting down the invasive species, killing nearly 16,000 of the animals so far this year.
DoE to launch new green iguana culling programme
Department of Environment officials say they are looking to implement a scaled-down and cost-effective version of its green iguana culling programme.
Green iguana culling programme may have reached its limit
The Department of Environment will have to rethink its green iguana culling initiative, after recent trends show the once successful population control programme could be losing its effectiveness.
$7.3 million paid for iguana bounties
Cayman's ongoing efforts to eradicate the invasive green iguana has cost more than $7.3 million so far.
Bounty on green iguanas doubles
Cullers are being paid more to remove invasive green iguanas in Cayman.
DoE looks to ramp up green iguana culling
The Department of Environment is calling on the public to report any sightings of green iguanas to help cullers cut down the population as breeding season approaches for the invasive species.
Green iguana cull on pause
One negative consequence of Cayman’s island-wide shutdown could be a resurgence of the invasive green iguana.
Green iguana cull crosses 54k mark
Cullers have turned in 54,508 green iguanas since the start of this year.
2020 green iguana cull begins
The 2020 edition of the green iguana cull has started and already 594 of the animals being turned in to the Department of Environment in the first three days of this year's cull.
Better year?
Today’s featured cartoon
Year in review: Green iguana cull topped 1 million in 2019
Last year was open season on the invasive green iguana population in Grand Cayman.
Where do the culled iguanas go?
There are over 1 million dead iguanas in the dump. What happens to the carcasses?
As they decompose, do they constitute a health hazard?
Ted Pearson
Iguana cull marks first year
A year after it launched, the Department of Environment's island-wide cull of invasive green iguanas has removed 1,028,305 of the animals from the population.
1 million green iguanas culled
The green iguana culling mission hit a landmark on Thursday when the one millionth of the invasive species was deposited at the George Town landfill.
Iguana horror
Today's editorial cartoon.
EDITORIAL – Iguana cull gets tougher with fewer ‘easy pickings’
Cayman’s cullers have removed some 380,000 of the reptiles from yards, golf courses and treetops, and deposited them at the George Town landfill, according to the latest figures from the Department of Environment.
115 new hunters sign up to aid cull
With the invasive lizards becoming harder to find as numbers dwindle, the Department of Environment put out an appeal to recruit new cullers, resulting in 115 additional people becoming licensed.
Heat-sensing cameras used to search for iguanas
The Department of Environment experimented with the technology when a team of visiting scientists came to Grand Cayman last year. Thermal imaging cameras have been used for some time to spot birds and mammals, but it was not known if the technology could work on cold-blooded reptiles.
Cullers eradicate a quarter of Cayman’s green iguanas
Despite a seasonal slowdown, the green iguana cull total crept beyond the 300,000 mark over the Christmas and New Year holiday period.
Letter: A tourist’s view of the great iguana cull
I can see that the first couple of weeks of the iguana cull will produce the most numbers but as the easy ones are picked off, the real work will begin. I just hope that hunters do not clash over prime iguana producing territory!
EDITORIAL – First days: Mulling the culling debut
What appears to be going on is the result of a less-than-clear instruction from Fred Burton, head of the DoE’s terrestrial resources unit and leader of the culling project.
Nice car
Today's editorial cartoon.
Police: Special firearms license needed for iguana cullers
Participants in the green iguana cull will need to apply for a special license if they plan on using an air rifle to hunt the invasive species, even if they possess an existing firearms license, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service pointed out in an advisory Thursday.
Cornwall Consulting to manage green iguana cull
Cayman Islands company Cornwall Consulting has been selected to manage the islandwide green iguana cull project following a competitive bidding process involving five firms, government announced Wednesday.
Hundreds sign up for green iguana cull
Almost 350 people registered to take part in Grand Cayman’s islandwide green iguana cull.
