Global News - May 2008
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Police investigate rare iguana killings
Wed 07 May 2008 17:00 UK — North America,Reptiles
Police in the Cayman Islands are investigating the killing of six highly endangered iguanas.
The local Cayman News Service reported that the six dead Grand Cayman blue iguanas were discovered in the QE II Botanic Park over the weekend.
It is believed that the iguanas were stamped on and police inspector Richard Barrow told the news agency that the brutality of the case had shocked those investigating.
"This is a despicable act that was carried out by cowardly and cruel individuals. The community, as are the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, is truly sickened by this incident and we will not stop until we find who is responsible for this senseless act," he explained.
Some of the females killed in the incident were preparing to lay their eggs.
In 2003, just 15 Grand Cayman blue iguanas survived in the wild. Since 2004, over 200 of the reptiles have been successfully released from breeding programmes.
The reptiles are threatened by feral pets, as well as habitat destruction caused by the spread of cattle farming on the island.
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