Another invasive species found on Grand Cayman during Green Iguana cull
A second invasive lizard species has turned up during the Department of Environment’s (DoE) ongoing hunt for Green Iguanas. This Knight Anole (Anolis equestris – see attached photograph) was discovered last week at Vigoro Nursery on Agricola Drive in Lower…
US VA continues cruel dog experiments despite defunding threat
By: Laura Goldman From Care2 In horrific experiments, researchers at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities around the country implanted dogs’ stomachs with electrodes that made them vomit repeatedly. They placed pacemakers and catheters in dogs’ hearts, which forced the dogs to…
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David Attenborough’s latest nature show has a brilliantly original twist
BY SAM HAYSOM From Mashable An iguana desperately fleeing a horde of snakes. A bird struggling to find love. A giraffe fending off a lion in a heroic bid for freedom. When it comes to nature documentaries, it tends to…
Woman jumps into canal on Cayman Islands to rescue drowning chicken
By Ben Hooper From UPI Nov. 7 (UPI) — A visitor to a yacht club in the Cayman Islands captured video of a woman jumping into a canal to rescue a struggling chicken. Vicky McClenaghan was filmed by a witness…
Death Valley’s iconic burros are being rounded up and adopted out
By Laura Goldman From Care2 Burros have been a familiar sight in Death Valley going back to the California Gold Rush in the mid-1800s, when prospectors used them as transportation and then left them behind. Over the next century, the…
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This Caribbean National’s horse just ran in The Breeders’ Cup Classic
From NAN News Americas, LOUISVILLE, KY, Mon. Nov. 4, 2018: A Caribbean national created history on Saturday Nov. 3, 2018, as his horse ran in the elite Breeders’ Cup Classic of 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. Trinidad and Tobago national, Uriah St….
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15 dog toys that your pooch (probably) can’t destroy BY MARCUS GILMER From Mashable The world is filled with a wide variety of good dogs, but some are harder on their toys than others. You know the type: they take…
Cayman Islands Green Iguana cull results
Good afternoon media folk, We’ve received questions from some of you regarding how DoE will update the Green Iguana cull numbers going forward. For the first week, we will be releasing daily cull numbers on our website, http://www.doe.ky. You can…
Why did a zoo lion kill her longtime mate?
By: Laura Goldman From Care2 Zuri and Nyack had been mates for eight years at the Indianapolis Zoo. The two African lions shared housing and had three cubs together. According to zookeepers, they never were aggressive toward one another. Yet…
What happens to zoo animals when a natural disaster approaches?
By Laura Goldman From Care2 With catastrophic hurricanes and other emergencies now occurring on a fairly regular basis, it’s more important than ever for zoos to protect their captive animals from harm. Unlike pets that can evacuate their homes with their…
