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Biodiversity Day

As the global community is called to re-examine our relationship to the natural world, one thing is certain: despite all our technological advances we are completely dependent on healthy and vibrant ecosystems for our water, food, medicines,…

Ways to Protect the Wetlands

The wetlands are very vital to our community. Here are a few reasons why the wetlands are important to the community and also ways we can protect it.
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Wetlands Photo Contest

Take a look at our First place winner for our photography contest… This image was taken by Jennifer Forbes which highlights the beautiful details of our wetlands here in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Our second place winner is Katy Estime,…
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Of Bats and Caves

Conch Bar Caves foster a special habitat that provides homes for a number of animals – most notably bats, the only native mammals of the Turks & Caicos Islands. Locally, bats are known as ‘rat-bats’, although they are not closely…
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Saving the Iguana Project

The Critically Endangered Turks and Caicos rock iguana (Cyclura carinata) is unique to the Turks and Caicos Islands. The rock iguana was once found abundantly throughout these beautiful islands, but due to ongoing habitat loss and the spread…

Cheshire Hall green space clearing… need volunteers

Join us! Be a volunteer! The National Trust will be clearing the green space in front of Cheshire Hall Plantation on the 18th Jan (Saturday) from 6:00 am - 3:00 pm. Altogether, we are one big community loving and protecting our heritage. See…

World Travel Awards voting now open

The nominations are in and the Turks and Caicos Islands has received 8 nominations for the 27th annual World Travel Awards – the most prestigious honours programme in global travel and tourism: Caribbean's Leading Beach Destination 2020 Caribbean's…

Bird monitoring at Wheeland Pond

On December 6th, staff of TCNT and DECR, spent the day monitoring birds at Wheeland Pond wetlands. As part of the Darwin+ funded "Restoring and Safeguarding the Wetlands of the Caribbean" both organizations are tasked with counting and monitoring…

Areas of Natural Beauty

Rules of Conduct

On Little Water Cay

Follow the trails and signs on site and stay on pathways and boardwalks – avoid walking on iguana burrows and crushing their eggs

Do not harass or chase the iguanas and keep noise to a minimum. We know that stress causes them to live shorter lives

Keep your distance – they are wild animals which can bite and cause nasty infections

Do not feed the iguanas – feeding can harm them

Reduce the risk of fire by not smoking or setting fires, which is illegal under the National Parks Ordinance

Take your trash away with you – litter attracts rats which destroy iguana eggs

No dogs or cats are allowed – they can kill iguanas

Thank You.

Historical Sites

Sharing our history and culture

The Turks and Caicos National Trust continues to move forward as an environmental education service provider. For years, the Trust has hosted a series of teachers’ workshops that are highly attended by teachers from both private and government schools. Our historical and natural sites are also frequently visited by visitors to our Beautiful by Nature Turks and Caicos.