Transitioning the Blue Iguana Recovery Programme to sustain conservation success
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Darwin Plus
VALUE £197,902
WHERE Cayman Islands
Summary
Saving the Cayman Islands Blue Iguana from extinction is not enough. Transitioning the Blue Iguana Recovery Programme to sustain conservation success will be achieved by developing an updated Strategic Action Plan, by increasing the efficiency of the captive breeding facility through better nutrition and isolating the iguanas from new diseases carried by invasive alien species, and by providing sufficient financial and human resources to monitor the progress of 1,000 iguanas set free to roam 900 acres of wild reserves.
Dr Tandora Grant, Conservation Program Specialist in Population Sustainability, San Diego Zoo, The Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park (QEIIBP), Wildlife Conservation Society
