Success! Canada bans whale and dolphin captivity
By Alicia Graef From Care2 Thanks to the dedication of lawmakers, and support from scientists, animal advocacy organizations and members of the public who kept the pressure on, we can now celebrate an epic win for captive cetaceans in Canada,…
Great News: African elephant poaching rates are falling!
By Steve Williams From Care2 Over the past six years African elephant poaching has fallen by half, giving conservationists a reason to be optimistic. This news come from a new study appearing in the journal “Nature Communications“. The research team,…
Why did millions of ladybugs all migrate at once?
By Laura Goldman From Care2 What at first appeared to be a rain cloud above Southern California on the National Weather Service’s (NWS) radar June 4 turned out to actually be a huge swarm of ladybugs flying south. How huge? The…
Fisheries Ministers meet for 13th Council Meeting on Thursday and Friday in St Kitts and Nevis
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE, Wednesday, 12 June 2019 (CRFM)—Caribbean Fisheries Ministers will assemble on Thursday and Friday of this week, from 13-14 June, at the Marriott Resort in Frigate Bay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, for the 13th Meeting of the Ministerial…
SeaWorld announces the hatching of seven Caribbean flamingo chicks
From KUSI SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – SeaWorld San Diego today announced the hatching of seven Caribbean flamingo chicks. The chicks, which can be viewed at the Flamingo Cove exhibit, range in age from two to 11 days old. Flamingo egg…
Banks, Credit Unions, called upon to support expansion in fisheries sector
Media Release Courtesy News784 Tuesday, June 11, 2019 — Minister of Fisheries in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Hon. Saboto Caesar, has made a clear call to Banks and Credit Unions to support the expansion taking place in the Fisheries sector. “The opening…
Scientists think octopuses would make terrific lab rats
By Susan Bird From Care2 The octopus is a smart, curious and mysterious being. So does it surprise you to learn that these very qualities mean scientists are turning octopuses into 21st century lab rats? Yes, it’s true. There are now thousands…
Caribbean countries agree to protect endangered largetooth sawfish
Dutch Proposal to List the Species under the Cartagena Convention Succeeds ROATÁN, Honduras, June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Today, on World Environment Day, the critically endangered largetooth sawfish gained a lifeline as Caribbean countries unanimously agreed to add…
New baby brings hope for critically endangered Orcas
By Alicia Graef From Care2 Conservationists on both sides of the border are celebrating the sighting of a new calfamong a critically endangered family of orcas in the Pacific Northwest that’s brought with it some optimism about their survival. These orcas,…
136 dogs rescued from ‘Uninhabitable’ multimillion dollar OC mansion
By Laura Goldman From Care2 From the outside, the multimillion dollar mansion in Orange, Calif., looked no different than the others in the exclusive gated community. But outside the front door, the stench of feces and urine permeated the air….