Topic: Rock Iguana
Pic of the week: A beautiful greeting in Little Cayman
The rock iguanas found on the Sister Islands are on the Cayman Islands’ endemic species list and considered critically endangered. Often, they like to bask on the roads, and have been granted the right of way throughout the islands. This beauty came forward to say hello during a recent tour of Little Cayman.
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.
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.
Dying breed: Sister Islands rock iguanas hit with multiple deaths
The death of pregnant Rock Iguana on Little Cayman late last week has once again raised fears for the survival of the already fledging population of the endangered species on the Sister Islands.
E-guana app launched to help monitor local lizards
The National Trust of the Cayman Islands' Blue Iguana Conservation programme has launched a new free 'E-guana' app, with the aim of gathering data on all kinds of iguanas found across Cayman's three islands.
Mother Earth weekend supports Brac conservation initiative
Cayman Brac is a special place, no doubt about it, and a group of volunteer conservationists are endeavouring to celebrate and preserve its uniqueness.
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Little Cayman iguanas caged to protect them from feral cats
More than 50 young Sister Islands Rock Iguanas are spending their early years in cages in Little Cayman as the Department of Environment and local residents try to protect them from feral cats on the island.
Getting into a different groove
If you've been slow to get back into fitness after the festive season, it may just be that you're stuck in a rut.
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Rock iguana population numbers ‘critical’
The Sister Islands rock iguana on Little Cayman has been tagged “critically endangered” after the most recent survey taken by the Department of Environment.
Champion of the rock iguanas
Tanja Laaser doesn’t have a cape or a spandex outfit, but when the green iguana hotline rings on Little Cayman, she answers the call.
Volunteers clean beach, climb the Bluff
Volunteers who cleaned up a beach on Cayman Brac over the weekend earned a free climb on the Bluff by cleanup organizer, Rock Iguana Ltd. Among the volunteers in the July 1 Clean & Climb Fest was John O’Brien, who collected six bags of garbage on the beach and then went climbing for the fist time.
