After six months back in Australia processing the vast amounts of field data collected during Phases 1 and 2, the F.C.I.P. Team returned to Fiji for their next Project Phase in November 2008. Projects continuing on this expedition included the work on Iguana movement, demography and nesting research, Pacific rat surveys, plant phenology studies and crazy ant surveys. A highlight of this trip was watching Fijian crested iguanas hatching! This field trip ran for the usual three months, so there was a Yaduan Christmas and New Years experience for the team. There was much feasting, kava drinking and community celebrations with the exchange of traditional gifts of coconut oil, palm brooms and beautifully woven pandani mats. We all felt very fortunate to share this experience with the Denimanu villagers who have assisted the project in countless ways! On top of this a Coup d’etat in early December threw the country into turmoil and placed the future of the project in jeopardy! Thankfully the Coup claimed no casualties and the transition to military rule was fairly smooth although not supported by all within the country and derided by the international community as a breech of democracy. Due to the remote location of our field site no sign of the political upheaval was evident and it was only by listening to the crackling radio that news of the events reached us. We finished the field season in peace and although armed check-points were still stationed around the capital, Suva, the mood of the city was calm. Time will tell how the advent of this coup will affect the Fijian people and their environment. The F.C.I.P. team is back in Australia and data collected from this trip can now be analysed. This information can then be compared to the data from the two trips during the previous wet season (2005-2008) in order to help understand how iguanas are effected by annual  and seasonal variations.