by Marica Vakacola | Nov 7, 2017 | Fiji Environment, Iguana Conservation
Likuliku Lagoon Resort iguana captive breeding program started in 2010 after the discovery of a Fiji crested iguana by a resort staff. It was once thought to have extinct from Malolo for more than 25 years. Today, iguanas are found in several forest pockets within...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 10, 2017 | Conservation, Iguana Conservation
Tropical Dry Forests, also known as seasonally dry tropical forests exist in the leeward dry islands of Fiji and is considered Fiji’s most endangered habitat. The endemic Fijian crested iguana Brachylophus vitiensis, categorized as Critically Endangered on the IUCN...
by Marica Vakacola | Apr 18, 2017 | Iguana Conservation
Fiji is home to several endemic species of Iguanas found nowhere else on earth. On the 24th of February, forty eight Fiji Crested Iguanas that were bred in captivity were released into the wild on Monuriki Island. This marked one of the first successful programs...
by Marica Vakacola | Aug 10, 2016 | Iguana Conservation
The Fiji Crested Iguana is endemic to Fiji and is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN and few of the islands in the Mamanuca region have recently being surveyed to confirm the present population. In collaboration with the U. S. Geological Survey, San Diego Zoo...
by Marica Vakacola | Mar 18, 2016 | Conservation, Fiji Environment, Iguana Conservation
The Fiji crested iguana (Brachyllophus Vitiensis) was feared extinct on Malolo until in January 2011, the first iguana was found on Likuliku Lagoon Resort. Ever since its reappearance both Likuliku and Malolo Island Resort staff have been discovering individual...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 13, 2015 | Iguana Conservation
On the morning of 15th May, the small village of Yanuya was abuzz with the village women hurriedly preparing breakfast for the visitors –an entourage made up by staff from National Trust of Fiji, Kula Eco Park, Nature Fiji and Mamanuca Environment Society who...
