Cayman: Hurricane season increases threat to national bird
With the 2019 hurricane season now upon us, the Department of Environment (DoE) asks members of the public who are making their own preparations, to also consider the resilience of Cayman’s natural habitats and species during this storm season. Our local…
Animals Caribbean News Editorial Editors Choice Events iBusiness iCommunity iEditorial iEnvironment iLocal News iOpinion iScience iTech iTravel iViews News
The Editor speaks: MRCU HOPES the mozzies aren’t bothering you
It wasn’t long ago that I was extolling praise on our Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) for the way they they have been handling our mosquito problem. For years we haven’t been bothered by those damned mozzies that when…
Animals Editors Choice Events iBusiness iCommunity iEntertainment iLocal News iOpinion iTech iViews iWorld News News pets
Audio personality
By Paul McGowan Each of our systems has its own, unique, personality. Mine is big, open, spacious, and revealing. Others might be described as delicate, faithful, and impressive. Adjectives aside, I wonder how much our own personalities match those of…
Animals iCommunity iEnvironment iHealth iLocal News iScience iTech iWorld News News Publisher's Choice
Nearly 9 out of 10 flying insects in hospitals carry potentially harmful bacteria, a new study finds
By Kat Tenbarge From Business Insider A new study found that almost 9 out of 10 flying insects in hospitals carry potentially harmful bacteria, and over half of the bacterial strains found were ‘superbugs,’ or resistant to at least one class of…
Florida residents urged to kill iguanas ‘whenever possible’ amid overpopulation fears
By Andrew Burcombe From Independent UK No suggestions offered on how to carry out task The advice to residents of Florida about the rapidly multiplying green iguanas could not have been clearer – kill them, “whenever possible”. Naturalists say the lizards, which are…
Lions are not impressed with Japan zoo’s mock lion escape drill, but we are
By Sasha Lekach From Mashable To prepare for the worst, the Tobe Zoo in Japan put a staff member in a lion suit. In the event of an earthquake or some other incident that leads to lions escaping their enclosure,…
Dog-agility event
Things get fast and furry-ous at ‘signature’ dog-agility event By Shawn Gibson From Barrie Today The dog days of summer are just that for more than 50 canines competing in the local leg of a U.S. national championship to determine the…
The world’s ugliest dog for 2019 is a real Scamp
By Adam Rosenberg From Mashable Can you believe it’s been an entire year since the bulky English bulldog Zsa Zsa was crowned as the World’s Ugliest Dog for 2018? Well, here we are. It’s June 2019 and the latest edition of the…
Study: Beagles sniff out early lung cancer
By Cathy Burke From Newsmax Beagles were able to detect early lung cancer by scent in blood serum samples with 97% accuracy, researchers say. In a study published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, the researchers concluded the dogs’ highly…
Animals Caribbean News Editorial Editors Choice Events iBusiness iCommunity iEditorial iEnvironment iFinance iLocal News iOpinion iViews News
The Editor speaks: The case for culling and maybe one for cooking [eggs]?
When we hear the word ‘culling’ it often makes us react almost violently against its use no matter what the reasons are. Especially in biology. Every animal has the right to exist. So what exactly is “culling”? According to Wikipedia:…
