HELP THE BLUE IGUANAS!! 
Hello all The MOST endangered iguana in the world today is the Grand Caymen Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi). This is a magnificent iguana but there are less than 30 surviving in the wild. The IIS in conjunction with the other iguana organizations has worked very hard to "head-start" the Lewisi population. They have hatched upwards of 70 eggs and just last month assembled a team of volunteers (Team Blue) to repair and build new cages for the hatchlings. Everything was looking up.....until IVAN came to the island. they are grateful for the donation for relief support beginning to come in. We urge each of you to share information with your friends and colleagues on how to provide assistance to the Blue Iguanas in this time of desperate need. The easiest way to make donations, which will be immediately available to help with the relief effort on Cayman, is to direct people to the new Blue iguana website (www.BlueIguana.ky), to the section marked “You Can Help”. The “Donations In Kind” option allows individuals to donate any amount. Donors may also send checks made out to the International Reptile Conservation Foundation (IRCF), with a notation designating funds for Blue Iguana relief, and send these to 3010 Magnum Drive, San Jose CA, 95135. For those interested in volunteering to assist in cleanup and repair efforts at the Blue Iguana facility, please contact AJ Gutman via email: ctenosaura@Cyclura.com and ‘cc’ John Binns at: jfb@IRCF.org. Please identify telephone contact information, number of people available and dates of availability. Be advised conditions there will be difficult. I would ask any of you who are able to make a donation or volunteer to help to do so at this very critical time. It’s possible we may lose the entire species from this natural diaster! Please, do whatever you can to help us save this iguana species. Visit the site and read the latest news at: http://www.blueiguana.ky/news.htm
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