New BIRP Warden Ricky Ebanks and local volunteer Todd Byron Paidel building a nest mound for the 2009 breeding season, while Harvey Crooked Tail oversees their work.
Click image to enlarge.

Our standardized tour schedule has been very popular and we are now hosting tour groups on a consistent basis. The tours of our breeding facility and safari on the woodland trail are given Monday through Saturday at 11:00am. Tickets can be purchased at the QEII Botanic Park main gate and cost CI$24 for [...]

The 2009 breeding season has begun! Adult breeding pair Archie, a long time resident of the programme, and his “girlfriend” Vivian, a recently collected wild Blue Iguana from Queens highway, were seen copulating this past Sunday by our local volunteer Stu Petch. Since then we have been very busy preparing [...]

Our recently vacant Blue Iguana Warden position has been filled quickly, thanks to a top-rate slate of applicants! Ricky Ebanks is our new face at the Blue Iguana captive facility, and he’s fast learning the ropes from our ‘veteran,’ experienced Warden John Marotta. Ricky is a native Caymanian who spent much of his early life [...]

THE STAR – Toronto Edition
by: Carol Perehudoff- Grand Cayman–Carefully, I stalked my prey, sidling up to the outdoor picnic tables where the species was known to forage for food. I was in luck. Several of the herd had gathered, flinging back suit jackets, opening takeout containers and juice bottles. Yes, the seating area behind this fast food restaurant in George Town…

The artificial retreats that we have been using to release captive-reared Blue Iguanas to the wild, are about to undergo an upgrade. The young Blue Iguanas now free in the Salina Reserve are fast outgrowing the wooden “Mark 5” retreats they were released in. Research last year indicates that the iguanas are beginning to disperse [...]

At the end of February we said a sad farewell to one of our Blue Iguana Wardens, Cameron Richardson. Cam had been with us first as a regular volunteer, and came on staff in summer last year. Missing his friends, family and roots in his native Australia, Cam very reluctantly decided although he loved his [...]

Actions on May 3rd, 2008 that continue to defy comprehension lead to the violent deaths of seven of our iguans. 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 [...]