Iguanaland

02/12/2025

Education leads to conservation: seeding the young minds to love all living things!!!

02/12/2025

I’m looking for full time (40-45 hours a week) landscaper/keeper. You must be enjoy working outdoors taking care of plants and reptiles.
Please send email to [email protected] if interested.

02/10/2025

Thanks to our guests for continued support and great reviews and comments. We can’t do our important conservation and educational programs without your support.

02/06/2025

$10,000 donation to TSA: It’s very important for us all to do what we can for conservation.

02/04/2025

Checking on our 2.3 group of Cyclura pinguis. This is a critically endangered species with 400-500 left in the wild. We had them for about 3 years now and they have slowly adjusted to our care and habitat. We are hoping to produce some babies in 2025. We are working with Sean Perry DVM and the Fort Worth Zoo on this project.

02/04/2025

Our outreach program is on point. 😊

01/30/2025

Another group booked—-this time for 4H.

01/29/2025

These are some of the events and works I have on my plan/calendar for 2025. It will be an exciting year for raising funds for reptile conservation—-where my heart is.

Most likely in early June, as part of Iguanafest, we will co-partner with the City of Pembroke Park to raise awareness and educate the public about iguana conservation and to raise fund.

On Saturday, June 21, we will host the IHS participants at Iguanaland. As the host, we will be catering dinner for our guests.

In October or November, we have not firmed up the date yet, Iguanaland will start its first charity reptile expo in Orlando. All proceeds from the show (still unnamed) will go to Iguanaland Conservation Fund, which will ultimately fund reptile conservation. I plan on spending up to $100,000 to make sure it will be a success well into the future. I want to thank Bob Vu for helping me with this. We will make sure to help our vendors by keeping the costs low (the tables will cost $150 per table, 250 for 2, 100 for additional and 400 for an end cap.) I hope to raise at least $250,000/year for conservation from this expo. I also plan on spending at least $30,000 for advertising so that the expo will be success for all our vendors. I plan on attending the Southeast Reptile Expo in February to educate myself and meet with Bob and others to firm up the plan.

Iguanaland Conservation Fund has budgeted spending up to $500,000 for reptile and amphibian conservation in 2025—and I hope to make this annual going forward.

It will be a very busy year for me, so as of today, I have not made any plan for Iguanafest or turtlefest in the fall. I hope to continue these fund raisers on annual rotating basis but I do not have a firm date yet.

These are big plans and I will need help from friends with heart for volunteering and conservation.

Wish me luck!

01/28/2025

Just a reminder that The Iguanaland Conservation Fund will donate up to $500,000 to reptile conservation in 2025. The deadline for the application is May 31 and I will be distributing the funds in July and August—-although, some organizations I have been in contact with will be funded earlier.

In order to apply, please send me an email to [email protected] and ask for application form in Word Doc.

This fund is available for all reptile and amphibian causes —-not just iguanas or turtles.

This funding is for conservation and will not fund rescues—-at this time.

Thank you all for continuing to support me!

01/22/2025

Anna will be at this event.

Join us as we celebrate the Year of the Snake with a reading of The Great Race and a slithery craft! Children ages 6-10 will enjoy learning about the zodiac animal signs and making...

01/16/2025

Today is my birthday—-to celebrate with the world, I want to announce that The Iguanaland Conservation Fund will donate up to $500,000 to reptile conservation in 2025. The deadline for the application is May 31 and I will be distributing the funds in July and August—-although, some organizations I have been in contact with will be funded earlier.

In order to apply, please send me an email to [email protected] and ask for application form in Word Doc.

This fund is available for all reptile and amphibian causes —-not just iguanas or turtles.

My life has been full of blessings and with God’s help, I’m happy to share this good news.

Thank you all for continuing to support me!

01/14/2025

Anna booked 345 kids for three days in June. It’s so important to show these children the value of reptiles in nature and in captivity. We will also start seeding, in their bright minds, the importance of conservation. If you are interest in booking an educational trip, you can contact Anna at [email protected] or call us at 941-844-5350.

01/14/2025

This is second set of photos Joel Sartore from the PhotoArk project photographed at Iguanaland. So far, he has photographed 16,625 species in 25 years. I can’t believe we had species that he hasn’t photographed yet. 😊

https://www.joelsartore.com/photo-ark/

01/04/2025

Sarai, going into work early to harvest greens for the animals. With the staff I have, I feel lucky to be able to travel without too much worrying. I’m lucky and blessed to have my team as we mutually believe in our goals of sharing our reptiles for education and conservation.
It’s not as exciting as someone laying on dozen huge snakes or free handling a cobra but this is us!!!

01/04/2025

I’ll be in India for another week and I’m truly being treated like a royal—-but I miss being back at Iguanaland. Iguanaland is where I’m most comfortable—-with my animals that I love and my friends who care and support me mentally. India is amazing but I still feel out of place. Hopefully with time and more visits, I’ll make lasting friends and develop special bonds with animals I want to help care for here in India.

01/02/2025

Come meet Donkey Kong (rhinoceros iguana) at Iguanaland. He was raised as my personal pet and loves to interact with people. Before I open my private collection to public, he was living with me at the house—-sometime watching the tv with me eating popcorns. He is about 32 years old now.

01/02/2025

My manager just booked 40 more fieldtrips with the American Cruise Lines. Iguanaland has become hot ticket item for the cruise line. Unfortunately they are seasonal and only come to Punta Gorda from November to February but we are so grateful that we could share our love for the reptiles with our cruise guests.

01/01/2025

Recently, someone asked me, what I’m most proud of. I believe I’ve accomplished more than most in my life—-that includes building the world largest reptile zoo—-but nothing compares to the pride I have in both of my children—-how they deeply care about and for others.