Caribbean has lost 80% of its coral reef cover in recent years
From Fiona Harvey, theguardian.com Comprehensive survey of the Caribbean’s reefs is expected to act as a warning of problems besetting the world’s coral A major survey of the coral reefs of the Caribbean is expected to reveal the extent to…
Whale and giant squid found dead
On Tuesday (23) the Department of Environment’s (DoE) Cayman Brac Turtle Patrol discovered the carcass believed to be a pilot whale. The whale was found between 5 and 6am as the patrol was doing their rounds on the south coast…
Moray eels think divers are food
Yes this is ANOTHER lionfish story but this one mentions unintended consequences of humans “teaching” predators. Cayman Islanders urged to eat venomous fish invader From BBC People in the Caribbean are being urged to eat a venomous fish that has…
YES!! More lionfish stories
Save Caribbean snorkeling and ‘eat a lion,’ conservationists say By Ezra Fieser From The Christian Science Monitor Here’s the last thing you’d expect to hear from a conservationist: Eat a lion. But that’s exactly what marine biologists are telling people…
Don’t build a factory close to a bird sanctuary!
Don’t Build a Factory Close to a Bird Sanctuary! signatures: 27,779 signature goal: 28,000 overview petition Target: Bombay Natural History Society, Wildlife Board of India Sponsored by: Chris Wolverton A polluting viscose staple fiber plant is slated to be built…
Another reason to hate plastic bags: sea turtles eat them
by Susan Bird From Care2 When a loggerhead sea turtle is hungry, he hunts for food that floats and billows in the water. What he’s after is a nice, tasty jellyfish. Unfortunately, what he sometimes finds is a discarded plastic…
Beavers, the unsung warriors in the fight against climate change
by Kristina Chew From Care2 The number of beavers in North America fell sharply throughout the 20th century, from an estimated 60 to 10 million to 6 to 12 million. The U.S. park service is now seeking to reintroduce them…
Offer more incentives for renewable energy – CaPRI
By Jermaine Francis, Staff Reporter, Jamaica Gleaner The regional think tank, Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), is urging Caribbean governments to diversify the incentives being offered in the renewable energy market. Presenting an update on its renewable-energy research that it…
Blackfish: the movie SeaWorld doesn’t want you to see
by Alicia Graef from Care2 Blackfish, a new documentary that chronicles the life of SeaWorld’s infamous orca Tilikum and the effects of keeping these apex predators in captivity, is getting rave reviews and making waves. Even so, SeaWorld continues to…
4 Ocean ecosystems the U.S. Military uses as testing sites
by Kristina Chew from Care2 The U.S. Navy has some explaining to do after disclosing that, last Tuesday, it had dropped four unarmed bombs into Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, one of the the world’s largest coral reef systems off the…
