Kula Eco Park is the ecological preserve in Fiji. Here is some information on breeding programs at Kula Eco Park.  The Monuriki Crested Iguana is one of the near endangered iguanas in Fiji. Kula Eco Park has made an initiative to capture and breed the few iguanas left on the island of Monuriki. The breeding project started in 2009 and to date they have successfully bred many iguanas in their incubation centre.

In year 2010, there were 18 enclosure quarantined breeding facility designed and built at the park for incubation and breeding related activities.

Twenty Crested Iguanas from Monuriki Island were captured by staff of the NTF and the Monuriki landowners, and were delivered to Kula Eco Park in 2009 – 2010.

Currently they hold 19 wild-caught adult Crested Iguanas from Monuriki Island and 32 healthy captive bred off-spring PLUS an additional 18 eggs in incubation from the 2014 season.

It is difficult to distinguish juvenile males from females until they reach maturity. At maturity males develop the first signs of femoral pores on their hind legs. These large pores secrete a waxy substance that is used to mark a male iguana’s territory, and is thought to aid in communication between individual iguanas. The 32 iguana bred to date have been released to their natural environment at Monuriki on May 24^th 2015. It is a great achievement for Kula Eco Park.

The Captive breeding and head start program is being carried out with utmost care to reduce the possibility of inbreeding. All iguana, wild caught and captive bred, are micro-chipped for ease of identification during captive breeding. These micro-chips will also prove invaluable during release and post release monitoring.

So next time you plan a trip to Fiji, do not miss coming to Coral Coast and to visit the Kula Eco Park for a firsthand experience of Fiji’s wildlife and the breeding programs.