Three Grand Cayman parrots, the national bird of the Cayman Islands, were released into the wild at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park recently. The release wa
Daphne Ewing Chow (
Loop Cayman) writes about the successful rehabilitation of Grand Cayman Parrots through the joint efforts of the Cayman Islands Department of the Environment (DoE) and the Cayman Parrot Sanctuary.
At the end of 2020, the Cayman Islands Department of the Environment (DoE) and the Cayman Parrot Sanctuary celebrated their 10th successful rehabilitation of Grand Cayman Parrots, through a powerful partnership that began in 2018.
The story began when local bird enthusiast and East Ender, Ron Hargrave, with help from the Terrestrial Resources Unit (TRU) embarked upon a new initiative to help Cayman’s national birds in need.
The Cayman Islands are home to two subspecies of the Cuban Parrot: the Grand Cayman Parrot (