Cayman Net News Online
Friday, December 30, 2005
Representatives from Walkers law firm and the National Gallery presented H.E the Governor, Stuart Jack, with a unique toy, a set of twin baby blue iguanas.
The toys are the latest in an annual line of toy iguanas that were first developed by Walkers three years ago, as a [...]
Caymanian Compass
Tuesday 20th December, 2005
Governor Stuart Jack was recently presented with a very unique toy on behalf of Walkers, the Blue Iguana Recovery Programme and the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands ‘ a set of adorable twin baby Blue Iguanas complete with pink and blue scales.
They are the latest of an annual line of [...]
Caymanian Compass
Friday 2nd December, 2005
Cayman’s new Governor recently got a close-up view of one the island’s most famous residents.
Last Saturday, Mr. Stuart Jack and his wife Mariko toured the Blue Iguana Recovery Programme along with the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park.
National Trust Director Frank Roulstone, Park Director Andrew Guthrie and Iguana Programme Director Fred [...]
Cayman Net News Online
Tuesday, November 8, 2005
The endangered Blue Iguana is enjoying some international exposure this month as their plight has been cited in the world renowned National Geographic Magazine.
The short story tells of the Blue Dragon’s plight here and its near extinction. However it also mentions the Cayman Islands’ National Trust programme that has [...]
Caymanian Compass
Tuesday 25th October, 2005
A Grand Cayman Blue Iguana was rescued from certain death in the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park last week, after it was spotted in trouble by a Park employee.
Blue Iguana Warden Chris Carr was called and found the female iguana, known as Sapphire, with a thatch snare tightly wrapped around her [...]
Caymanian Compass
Cliodhna McGowan
Tuesday 4th October, 2005
Despite all the wonderful work achieved by the Blue Iguana Recovery Programme over the past five years, the Cayman Blue Iguana is still the most endangered lizard on earth.
Concerned scientists, conservationists, Blue Iguana experts and government representatives got together last week to put their heads together in order to figure [...]
Cayman Net News Online
Friday, September 30, 2005
The Department of Tourism has produced a map to mark the Blue Dragon Trail; a collection of fifteen larger-than-life fiberglass iguanas, each painted by a local artist.
Former Director of the National Gallery, Leslie Bigelman, came up with the idea around two years ago.
At that time having heard about the [...]
Cayman Net News Online
Thursday, September 29, 2005
The Department of Tourism has joined forces with the National Gallery, the National Trust and the Dart Foundation and on Friday, 23 September they launched the Blue Dragon Trail, a special map showing tourists where all the fiberglass blue iguanas are located on Grand Cayman.
The Blue Dragon project began [...]
Cayman Net News Online
News about the Cayman Islands in the Foreign Press
Monday, September 19, 2005
LONDON, England: New Scientist, September 15, 2005 ‘ There are only 25 wild-born blue iguanas left on Grand Cayman, but can conservationists pull off one of the greatest rescues of all time?
You might think the blue rock iguana has got it [...]
Caymanian Compass
by Cliodhna McGowan
Wednesday 17th August, 2005
Caymanians, residents and tourists are embracing multi’coloured blue dragons all over Grand Cayman and will soon be following them on a special trail around the island.
From Hell Road in West Bay to East End Public Beach all the way to Rum Point in North Side, the island is dotted [...]
