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Mexican Caribbean celebrates Whale Shark Day with new tour regulations to protect species
QUINTANA ROO, Mexico, Aug. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Ahead of Whale Shark Day on August 30, tour providers of the Mexican Caribbean have welcomed new government-mandated regulations to protect the largest fish in the world. Introduced by Mexico’s National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP),…
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Extinct Caribbean bird yields DNA after 2,500 years in watery grave
Florida Museum of Natural History From EurekAlert! GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scientists have recovered the first genetic data from an extinct bird in the Caribbean, thanks to the remarkably preserved bones of a Creighton’s caracara from a flooded sinkhole on Great…
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The Publisher speaks: Scrabbling
I wrote this poem twenty plus years ago when chickens were having a bad time scrabbling for food because of the new development in George Town. Yes, this was before Camana Bay changed things. Since then, the chickens moved out,…
Child-sized parrots once roamed New Zealand
By Mike Wehner From BGR Parrots are popular pets today, and you don’t have to look far on YouTube to find charming videos of tropical birds doing adorable things. They’re fun animals, and their small size makes them appealing to…
UK: Farmer produces ethical king prawns in a Lincolnshire field
By Saeed Kamali Dehghan From The Guardian UK Most warm water prawns sold in UK are imported from Asia and are tainted with allegations of slavery and environmental destruction At a farm in Lincolnshire two aquaculturists are busy feeding thousands…
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Jeremy Jackson: Paleontology and Paleobiology Conservation Biolog
From Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute “There are no important questions today for understanding how the Earth works – ecologically, evolutionary, geochemically, oceanographically, meteorologically – that can be answered by a single person, or by a single discipline. All of the…
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At least 17 rare rhinos killed after devastating floods hit India’s Kaziranga National Park
From WN Officials at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam said the recent floods across India killed more than 200 animals, including 17 threatened one-horned rhinos, in the popular park on Wednesday, according to Science X. At least 40 percent of…
Cayman: Turtle Conservation Plan Public Consultation Survey
(“NCC” or “Council”) has released an online survey to encourage as many local residents as possible to weigh in on the Council’s draft sea turtle species conservation plan. The draft species conservation plan was approved on 19 June by the…
Cayman: Youth Dressage Riders compete in USA
From CIEF Caymanian equestrians, Kayla Mannisto and Megan Swartz attended the Children of the Americas Dressage Invitational (CADI) which was held recently at Faith Hill Farm located just outside of Providence, Rhode Island. CADI is an annual dressage event for…
Where flamingos live
The Caribbean Isn’t the Only Place Where Flamingos Live From Nashville Zoo Blog Many think flamingos only appear in bright pink hues and originate in the Caribbean, like the ones living at Nashville Zoo, but there are actually a variety…
