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IRCF Nets Record Amount for 
Rock Iguana Conservation at 

NRBE Auction
The auction sponsored by the
International Reptile Conservation
Foundation at this year’s National Reptile
Breeder’s Expo in Daytona Beach was a
tremendous success, bringing in a record
$20,100 for the preservation of critically
endangered Rock Iguanas in the West
Indies. The IRCF would like to thank
Wayne Hill and the Expo management,
the many donors who gave generously
and the countless volunteers for their
many man-hours of work. We couldn’t
have done it without you!

Auction funds will be distributed to
a number of conservation projects oper-
ated under the auspices of the IUCN
Iguana Specialist Group and supported
by the International Iguana Foundation
as follows: (1) The San Salvador Rock
Iguana (Bahamas) will receive $8,000 to
assist with relocation work, (2) The
Jamaican Rock Iguana will receive
$5,000 to assist with predator control
and iguana conservation work in the
Hellshire Hills, (3) The Anegada Rock
Iguana will receive $4,000 to augment
existing funds for the purchase of a small

used truck to assist with release of cap-
tive-reared iguanas into the wild and fol-
low-up radio tracking, and (4) $3,100
will go to the Grand Cayman Blue
Iguana Recovery Program for this year’s
Phase II release of captive-raised animals.

The IRCF would also like to wel-
come the 25 new members who joined
in Daytona Beach. We are delighted to
have you as part of our organization!

IRCF attends NARBC
Anaheim, CA – September 2005

The National Reptile Breeder’s
Conference and Trade Show marked
IRCF’s first official appearance at an expo
on the West Coast, providing a wonder-
ful opportunity to network with the
Southern California community. The
IRCF would like to express gratitude and
appreciation to Bob Ashley and Brian
Potter (http://www.narbc.com) for donat-
ing booth space. The IRCF also wel-
comed 15 new members.

I R C F  O N  T H E  M O V E

IRCF members at the joint annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and
Reptiles (SSAR), the Herpetologists’ League (HL), and the American Society of Ichthyiologists
and Herpetologists (ASIH) in Tampa, Florida in June 2005. From left to right: Chuck Shaefer,
Joe Burgess, Kenny Krysko, Bob Powell, and Sandy Echternacht.

218 IGUANA  •  VOLUME 12, NUMBER 3  •  SEPTEMBER 2005 IRCF ON THE MOVE

Desiree Wong at the helm of the IRCF
booth in Anaheim with Izzy, IRCF West
Coast Spokesiguana.

Mark O’Shea becomes an IRCF member at
the Anaheim show, shown here with John
Binns.

John Binns, Joel Friesch, Desiree Wong, AJ
Gutman, Mary-Jane Garnett, Sandy Binns,
and Digger, IRCF East Coast Spokesiguana
at the Daytona Expo.

An enthusiastic audience turned out  for the
auction to benefit West Indian Iguanas.




