“Missing” piece of Salina Reserve slots into place Thanks to willing landowners, and the Trust’s European Union EDF9 grant supplemented by a grant to the Trust by Maples FS, a strategic land purchase for the Salina Reserve has just been completed. Originally deeded to the National Trust by the Cayman Islands Government, the Salina Reserve has always had a less-than-ideal northern boundary, because of a privately owned piece of land situated almost entirely inside the Reserve. It divided the dry shrubland in that area, which is key habitat for the Grand Cayman Blue Iguana. This parcel has now been purchased by the Trust and has become an integral part of...
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Charity Drive by Island Heritage to raise funds for the Blues
Island Heritage Insurance Company here in Grand Cayman, is holding a Charity Drive event next week. On Tues 24th April all day, locally originating Facebook likes and Tweets will trigger $1 donations from Island Heritage to the Blues, as will every vehicle using the Island Heritage Roundabout. Check out www.charitydrive.ky for details, and stay posted [...]
Iguana Release lifts wild population to 650
After the Wildlife Conservation Society’s vet team gave our 2-year-old Blues a clean bill of health, the second release to the new Colliers Wilderness Reserve was set to go. Doug Bell, our stalwart field volunteer for many years, led the team placing newly built release retreats, and scoping the ones from last year which were [...]
The Little Blue Book has launched!
At a wonderful launch evening at Rackams CBlue restaurant in Grand Cayman, hosted by Greenlight Re, “The Little Blue Book – a short history of the Grand Cayman Blue Iguana” has been launched and is now available.
Fall Edition 2008
Actions on May 3rd, 2008 that continue to defy comprehension lead to the violent deaths of seven of our iguanas. The news went worldwide within a matter of days and catapulted our shell-shocked team unexpectedly and ill-prerared into the public glare.
Digger, Yellow, Sara, and Eldemire were found dead within the confines of the captive breeding [...]
Award for Blues Protector
The UK government’s advisory body on conservation has awarded Fred Burton, director of the Blue Iguana Recovery Programme, the new annual Blue Turtle award for his work in preventing the extinction of one of the world’s most endangered species.
PR31032009 – New Nature Reserve for Critically Endangered Blue Iguana
PRESS RELEASE
31st March, 2009
The Cayman Islands Government has taken decisive action to help save the world’s most endangered iguana. Almost 200 acres of government-owned prime dry shrubland habitat in the east interior of the Grand Cayman is being protected, to provide area for restoration of the Grand Cayman Blue Iguana, Cyclura lewisi.
The Grand Cayman Blue [...]
Blues in the Int'l Press
Boost for Critically Endangered Blue Iguana
WILDLIFE EXTRA.com
March 2009. The Cayman Islands Government has taken decisive action to help save the world’s most endangered iguana. Almost 200 acres of government-owned prime dry shrubland habitat in the east interior of the Grand Cayman is being protected, to provide area for restoration of the Grand Cayman Blue Iguana…
