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Caribbean Spiny Lobster

The Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus) is a popular food item in many homes and restaurants throughout the Cayman Islands. As a result, their population has dramatically declined over the last 20-30 years. Marine Conservation Laws are in place to protect a number of commercially valuable spec...

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Caring for Your Parrot

It is illegal to take parrots from the wild. This information is provided to improve conditions for birds that are already in captivity. This information is from a booklet by Lois Blumenthal which is available free at the Trust House. Sponsored by Petique Pets and local pet shops.

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Catboats

Today, a wide variety of sea-craft can be seen around the Cayman Islands. Many of them serve the tourist industry. Cruise ships, ferries, "pirate" ships, dive boats, glass-bottomed boats, motor boats, yachts and canoes - they are all there. Rarely seen nowadays though, is another small, unobtrusive ...

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Cayman Brac Parrot & Reserve

Cayman's three islands are geographically close and geologically similar. Yet Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman each have their own character, and in some cases, their own unique plants and animals. Cayman Islands Parrots, for example, are two distinct subspecies of the Cuban Parrot, both ...

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Cayman Islands Parrots

The sight of a pair of Cayman parrots is a familiar one to many Caymanians. You are more likely to hear the raucous squawking of the National Bird of the Cayman Islands before actually seeing one, especially in the early morning and late afternoon when they are most vocal. When feeding quietly in th...

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Central Mangrove Wetland

Grand Cayman's Central Mangrove Wetland is the ecological heart of Grand Cayman. It is critical to so many important natural processes that the National Trust for the Cayman Islands considers its long term protection to be one of the fundamental requirements for the well-being of future generations ...

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Coral Reefs

The shallow, warm, crystal clear waters surrounding the Cayman Islands have provided us with some of nature's most spectacular marine life, none more noteworthy than our breathtaking coral reefs. For hundreds of years, Caymanians depended on healthy coral reefs to provide food, building materials, m...

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