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May 6, 2023

Press Release: A Blue Iguana Named Charles Released Into The Wild

6th May 2023 – The National Trust for the Cayman Islands (NTCI) and Blue Iguana Conservation (BIC) has released a blue iguana named Charles into the wild of the Collier’s Wilderness Reserve in celebration of King Charles III Coronation. In 2018 then Prince Charles visited the Blue Iguana Conservation Facility and was famously photographed with our ambassador blue iguana “Peter”.

The Blue Iguana release was joined by Mr. Isaac Rankine, Member of Parliament for East End, schoolkids from East End Primary School, Melanie Carmichael, National Trust for the Cayman Islands Chair, Catherine Childs, NTCI Environmental Programmes Manager, Luke Harding, Operations Manager Blue Iguana Conservation, and Peri Smalldon, Iguana Warden BIC. Our video of the blue iguana release can be viewed on the National Trust for the Cayman Islands Facebook page. Video filmed by Stuart Wilson, NTCI Historic Programme Manager.

To read the full press release click this link 

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