Conyers Releases ‘Connie’ into the Wild
Director of BIRP Fred Burton shows a Blue Iguana to Janelle (left) and Javahn.
As part of its ongoing support for the Blue Iguana Recovery Program (BIRP), law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman released its sponsored Blue Iguana into the National Trust Salina Reserve on 23 November.
Conyers staffer Tracy Cuff [...]
Step up efforts to save the Blues
EDITOR
Tuesday 9th December, 2008 Posted: 16:01 CIT (21:01 GMT)
There is a segment of our culture that is in desperate need of help to ensure its species doesn’t disappear from the face of the Earth all together.
The population of the Grand Cayman Blue [...]
Connie released at Salina
Tuesday 9th December, 2008 Posted: 16:13 CIT (21:13 GMT)
Cayman law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman recently participated in the release of its sponsored Blue Iguana into the protected parklands of the National Trust Salina Reserve.
Tracy Cuff holds Connie before releasing the iguana in the Salinas. [...]
Land needed to save Blues
By Cliodhna Doherty, cliodhna@cfp.ky
Tuesday 9th December, 2008 Posted: 16:49 CIT (21:49 GMT)
Additional land must be found in the eastern districts if the Grand Cayman Blue Iguana is to survive.
The third phase of a strategic plan to save the unique and endangered iguana has been [...]
We now have a new Strategic Plan to save the Blue Iguana. Four days of meetings with our local and international partners came to a close last night, and our friends and colleagues John Binns (IRCF) and Stephan Funk (Durrell Wildlife) headed home this morning. Tandora Grant (San Diego Zoo) leaves us on Tuesday. Here [...]
PRESS RELEASE
5th Decmber, 2008
Plan to save Grand Cayman’s Blue Iguana now hinges on new protected area In a four-day meeting, the third version of an evolving strategic plan to save Grand Cayman’s Blue Iguana, has just been formulated. The long-term vision of the Blue Iguana Recovery Programme is now almost within reach.
The updated plan now [...]
A large group of volunteers and well-wishers saw off the last 12 of the twenty-five young Blues to go free this year, on Sunday. Highlights were the release of little twin “Ivan” who is finally big enough to go free, and mature young female “Connie” whose freedom day had been delayed two years waiting for [...]
PLANNING THE BLUE’s FUTURE… As we prepare for the second and final release of this year’s 25 lucky Blues into the Salina Reserve, which is set for next Sunday (23rd November), we are also gearing up for a four-day meeting in the first week of December, during which our local and international partners will be [...]
National Trust highlights year’s achievements
By Hannah Reid, hannah@cfp.ky
Tuesday 18th November, 2008 Posted: 15:48 CIT (20:48 GMT)
The National Trust for the Cayman Islands’ Annual General Meeting was recently held to introduce the new Council and to highlight the organisation’s most recent achievements.
According to the former Chairperson, Carla Reid, during [...]
13 is a lucky number, at least this weekend it was. Thirteen, 2 and 3 year old Blue Iguanas from our head-start facility were released into the Salina Reserve on Sunday. Helping the B.I.R.P. staff were local volunteers Sheilagh Rickard, Stu Petch, and Sara Agnolin. We also had help from WCS Vets, Dr Paul Calle [...]
