Brava Island

The project on Brava Island began in 2016 after a group of residents requested assistance to manage the street animal population and to improve animal and public health on the island. Since then, we have visited the island approximately once a year for a campaign and we have organised activities in all communities of the island.

Presently, the canine and feline populations on the island exhibit good overall health, good body condition, and show lower levels of parasitism. In addition, we feel the community trusts and values our work and we are able to revisit the same caregivers and animals each campaign. Few animals are seen unsupervised on public roads, and most of those observed are already castrated. However, some challenges remain, and continuous effort is needed to sustain the positive results and address these challenges effectively.

The cat and dog population management programme is still ongoing and is operated in close collaboration with the City Council, the Delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Brava, and, more recently, the conservation-focused non-governmental organization BiFlores.