Blue iguana
Rare and endangered.
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Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park is a garden and wildlife reserve in the North Side district of eastern Grand Cayman, about 22 km in a straight line east of the capital, George Town. It is owned jointly by the Cayman Islands Government and the islands' National Trust. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it in 1994, when only the Woodland Trail was finished, and its other sections were completed over the following years. It is also a protected area: the forest around the trail conserves plants and animals native to the islands, including plants found nowhere else. The park includes the Floral Colour Garden, a Heritage Garden with a traditional Caymanian house, a lake visited by birds, an orchid boardwalk and a habitat for the endangered Grand Cayman blue iguana, found only on this island. The Woodland Trail winds between trees and wild plants. Entry is paid. Allow an hour and a half to two hours; mornings are cooler and best for birds and iguanas, and bring mosquito repellent.
Rare and endangered.
Masses of flowers.
Native plants.
North Side, Grand Cayman
Often, in their habitat inside the park.
About an hour and a half to two hours.