Iguanas

I noticed wildlife everywhere in the Cayman Islands. Most of it was so unique that it was awesome to see. One creature that kind of scared me at first were the iguanas, but then noticed they were probably more scared of me. Iguanas were everywhere. They would rome the streets, hang out by the pools, and were all over the trees. These iguanas were not the small, cute little lizards, which those were everywhere too by the way, but the iguanas were huge and FAST! My little cousin loved to try and sneak up on them to see how close she can get but it never worked out too well.

The Blue Iguana is the Grand Cayman's largest land animal. They look like mini dragons that are not that mini! They could grow to about five feet long and 25 pounds. They can also live as long as me and you. I wasn't kidding when I said these iguanas were huge! These iguanas were close to extinction in 2002, basically because of construction, road kill, and stray dogs.

Currently, there is a Blue Iguana Recovery Program to help the Blue Iguanas so they do not become extinct. So far, they are doing great. The program includes habitat protection, breeding and releasing, research and monitoring, education, planning, management, and fund raising to keep this work moving forward. The Cayman Islands Department of Environment, the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, and the International Reptile Conservation Foundation are a few organizations working with this great program to save the iguanas!