Stop the Illegal Python Skin Trade!
From Care2 Target: European Fashion and Leather Manufacturers Sponsored by: Chris Wolverton Growing demand for python skin handbags and other fashion items is fueling illegal imports, especially from Southeast Asia. A new report by the International Trade Center (ITC) reveals…
Focused regional action recommended for small-scale fisheries, and climate change and disaster risk management
From CARIBBEAN REGIONAL FISHERIES MECHANISM (CRFM) SECRETARIAT Belize City, Belize, Friday, December 14, 2012 A series of milestone, regional meetings—which spanned 8 days and which brought together nearly 100 participants from 36 countries to discuss topics such as international guidelines…
Cayman Turtle Farm responds to WSPA criticism of independent review
The following is a statement from the Cayman Turtle Farm responding to criticism by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) of an independent review of CTF operations currently being carried out. Contrary to the WSPA’s statement on…
Cayman Turtle Farm review team labeled as already compromised by WSPA
Even though an independent review of the Cayman Turtle Farm (CTF) began Monday (10), following revelations by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) of shocking farm conditions with turtles “trapped in prison like tanks, barely surviving in…
9 New cases of dengue under investigation says PHD
The following update re Dengue Fever cases in the Cayman Islands has been released from the Public health Department (PHD) Dengue Update as of December 8, 2012 Total cases under investigation for dengue since the beginning of the year: 82…
Hawksbill Turtle Grand Cayman
from Frans De Backer Since turtles are back in the news – see iNews story re review of Cayman Turtle Farm – we thought it appropriate to direct you to the video shot by Frans De Becker in our waters…
Earthquake Tremors felt on Grand Cayman Tuesday morning (11)
911 and Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) received reports from residents of George Town and Bodden Town who felt earthquake tremors at around 10.40 am on Tuesday morning. The event was mild and of short duration, and has not yet…
Climate change and disaster risk management at centre of regional fisheries talks
Belize City, Belize, Monday, December 10, 2012 The hurricane season just ended, and particularly the trail of death and destruction carved out by Hurricane Sandy in October, has left many with a reminder of just how devastating natural disasters can…
Sir Patrick Moore, astronomer and broadcaster, dies aged 89
British astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore has died, aged 89, his friends and colleagues have said. He “passed away peacefully at 12:25 this afternoon” at his home in Selsey, West Sussex, they said in a statement. Sir Patrick presented…
The Green Iguana marches on
The Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico have published an article Called “March of the Green Iguana: Non-native Distribution and Predicted geographic Range of Iguana iguana in the Greater Caribbean Region”. The Abstract from the…
