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2014 Turtle Report

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  • #5846
    Brakker1
    brakker1
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    Bonnie and I have been taking it easy since turtle season….. just catching up with some tasks that were put off during that time. We had a total of 54 nests with 3917 babies that hatched out by themselves and 596 that we rescued when we cleaned the nests two days after each hatch. The numbers of hatched eggs, unhatched eggs, infertile eggs, etc are recorded for the Department of Environment. In the 2012 season the total number hatched was over 5000. Last season over 4000. Also, this season there were NO green turtle nests recorded. There was evidence that some turtles were poached. Unfortunately, there are some natives that think it is their “heritage” to eat turtles.

    #62315
    Divesergeant
    divesergeant
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    Hey Brakker1, thanks for the time and effort you and Bonnie devote to the turtles. Many take them for granted but we see them as an integral part of all that is Cayman.

    #62319
    SherryC
    SherryC
    Member

    Brakker what is your opinion on the green iguanas? I think they are getting to be such a menace on the Island. The area around the pool stays a mess!!

    #62323
    Brakker1
    brakker1
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    Sherry my view is that it was a BIG mistake to import https://www.caymanactivityguide.com/files/forums/topic/the first green iguanas to grand cayman. they have become widespread pests! unfortunately, they are now being seen here on the brac. they could have been brought here as pets and escaped or they could have been stowaways on the weekly supply barge from grand cayman. the department of environment is attempting to eradicate them but i see it as a losing battle. i don’t see how they can get them all so i expect the greens will be another unwanted species to contend with. bonnie and i sometime get calls concerning a green. we try to capture it for our doe people and, if successful, it is destroyed.

    as a side note, green iguanas were introduced to peurto rico and they became such a pest that they started promoting them for food to reduce the numbers. how did it work? i don’t know….

    #62325
    SherryC
    SherryC
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    Brakker that is one reason I don’t want to go back to Aruba. I have seen them get on the lounge chairs there. They are everywhere. I feel like the same thing is happening in Cayman. On my recent visit to Cayman they were all around the pool. I don’t like them and I don’t want them all around me! I hope they don’t take over Cayman like they have Aruba!

    #62327
    Divesergeant
    divesergeant
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    brakker1 wrote:

    As a side note, green iguanas were introduced to Peurto Rico and they became such a pest that they started promoting them for food to reduce the numbers. How did it work? I don’t know….

    Tastes like chicken….. :bouncelaugh:

    Seriously, the killing of invasive species by hunting for food can be a useful part of a control project.

    A good air rifle and box of pellets would yield a lot of iguana meat. Heck, if they need a hired trigger guy I’m their man.

    #62329
    Shepster
    Shepster
    Member

    Are green iguanas really such a huge problem there? I was visiting last year and it was alright, have seen a few but not anywhere near resorts. But I was thinking about coming again in 2015 (really looking forward to it) but wife HATES them. They freak her out. So is it safe to come and an introduction to nightmare?

    #62337
    SherryC
    SherryC
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    Shepster they are worse every year. I stayed at Plantation Village and they are really bad in the evening around the back pool. (the front pool was closed this year) There were a lot of small ones. They were even on the Island in the middle of the pool. Yes, they are a problem.

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