| The Proposed
Amendments (2003) to the Development Plan 1997
- Comments by the National Trust for the Cayman Islands
As a statutory authority charged with the conservation and protection
of Cayman's natural environments and its historic and cultural heritage,
the National Trust accepts and takes seriously its responsibility to
comment on the Proposed Amendments to the Development Plan. … (read
more here)
Experts
Review Seized Wildlife in Grand Cayman - Smugglers arrested!
On Friday 2nd March, after spending almost a month in
prison awaiting trial, wildlife smugglers Joachim Schmidt, Jürgen
Geisler and Harald
Endig were deported from the Cayman Islands after Schmidt was fined.
Schmidt pleaded guilty… (read
more here)
Record Hatch
of Blue Iguanas
Seventeen endangered Blue Iguanas have hatched this
year, from the National Trust's captive breeding program at the
QE II Botanic Park. It's the largest hatch ever in the 12 years
that the Trust has been breeding this uniquely Caymanian reptile
in an attempt to
save it from extinction… (read
more here)
The National Trust/Bank of Bermuda Historic Preservation
Awards
For those of you who may be wondering what happened to the… (read
more here)
The 2nd Annual 'Let Loose the Blues!'
It's that time
of year again when Grand Cayman's baby blues must step out and find
their way in the world, to take responsibility for themselves
in the wild!… (read more here)
Joann and Caroline Ross
Some people just have that magic touch
with animals and two such people are Joann and Caroline Ross. This
mother/daughter team has volunteered
to take on the daily care and feeding of Cayman's injured wildlife
from frogs to frigate birds.… (read more
here)
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Supports Blue Iguana Project
The
Trust is to receive a £29,000 grant from the FCO's Environment
Fund for the Overseas Territories, to continue work towards conservation… (read
more here)
Bridget and the Breeding Blues
There were some fat looking Blue Iguanas waddling around in
the QE II Botanic Park in June, and taking a close interest in them is
volunteer
Bridget Donaldson.… (read more here)
Draft Environment Charter for the UK Overseas Territories
Guiding principles for the UK government, for the
government of the Cayman Islands and for the people of the Cayman Islands.… (read
more here)
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