Dress down for Earth Day and The Great Outdoors FREE event for kids
Thanks to all the schools and businesses already taking part in Dress Down Fridays celebrating Earth Day! By participating you are supporting our efforts to preserve Cayman’s unique environment. Receive a special National Trust edition T-shirt from Guy Harvey (limited…
Caribbean Sea
From Red Orbit The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean that is located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It’s bordered by Mexico and Central America towards the west and southwest, to the north by the…
Conservation
Cayman Islands Conservation Legislation 1. Marine Parks & Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) In order to protect the reefs in the Cayman Islands, many of the areas around Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman are protected as marine parks (e.g….
Applicants wanted for a one-way ticket to Mars
By Melissa Hogenboom, BBC News Want to go to Mars? Dutch organisation Mars One says it will open applications imminently. It would be a one-way trip, and the company hopes to build a community of settlers on the planet. Uncharted…
Major earthquake strikes south-east Iran
Iran has been struck by its most powerful earthquake for more than 50 years, with tremors felt across Pakistan, India and the Middle East. The epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude quake was near the south-eastern city of Khash, close to Pakistan….
You Tube: remove clips of captive slow lorises
Target: You Tube Sponsored by: International Animal Rescue Indonesia (www.internationalanimalrescue.org) The slow loris is an endangered primate species from South-East Asia. Partly due to videos on You Tube, the slow loris is a very popular pet both in its native…
Yes, you can fight invasive species by eating them
Popular Mechanics Two years ago, Glenn Reynolds reported on how Caribbean divers and chefs are fighting lionfish, an invader from the Indian Ocean, by putting them on restaurant menus. Now he returns to Grand Cayman and finds the result: Yep,…
Ecotourism Can Be Animals’ Pet Peeve
From Scientific American Stingrays that interact with humans at an interactive tourism area change their normal activity patterns and interact with each other more aggressively than animals not dealing with people. Amy Kraft reports. Some ecotourism offers visitors close encounters…
National Coastal Awareness Committee to focus efforts on invasive species
From Bahama islands info NASSAU, Bahamas — The Coastal Awareness Committee of The Bahamas, a group of stakeholders from the private and public sectors with an interest in promoting the sustainable development of The Bahamas, has announced the focus for…
Another very active Atlantic hurricane season says all forecasters
Extended range forecast of Atlantic seasonal hurricane activity and landfall strike probability for 2013 from CSU By Philip J. Klotzbach and William M. Gray From Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University (CSU) (as of 10 April 2013) We anticipate…
