TS Leslie aiming at Bermuda
by Rob Lightbown, Crown Weather, Tuesday, September 4, 2012 5:37 am Leslie Will Crawl Northward This Week Before Potentially Impacting Bermuda This Weekend; Interests In New England & The Canadian Maritimes Should Monitor Leslie’s Forecast Track Leslie remains a tropical…
Wild Elephants gather inexplicably, mourn death of “Elephant Whisperer”
Author and legendary conservationist Lawrence Anthony died March 2. His family tells of a solemn procession of Elephants that defies human explanation. For 12 hours, two herds of wild South African elephants slowly made their way through the Zululand bush…
Rare Dolphin Sighting – Grand Cayman
On August 19th during a fishing trip just northeast of the West Bay, we saw a pod of Pantropical Spotted dolphins. The captain was like a little kid during Christmas morning and started calling all his friends with the coordinates….
Wool is versatile
Wool is a natural fibre obtained primarily from sheep with a composition primarily of keratin, a protein found also in hair, fingernails and animal hooves. Sheep serve as the primary source of wool and limited supply also comes from goats,…
Louisiana evacuation ordered over Isaac dam break fear
30 August 2012 Last updated at 18:42 GMT Louisiana officials have ordered people to evacuate an area in the southeast of the state because a dam has been damaged by Hurricane Isaac. An estimated 50,000 people live downstream of the…
Urban Search and Rescue Team Increases Response Disaster Capacity
The Cayman Islands now has a certified urban search and rescue team. The team will be deployed in variety of circumstances including post impact situations such as a damaging earthquake, fire or following a hurricane where buildings have been damaged…
Another disturbance in the Atlantic to watch
Whilst all eyes are on Hurricane Isaac and we in the Cayman Islands breathed a sigh of relief at its passing way North of us and suffering only some minor flooding, there is another Tropical Storm out there. I am…
Blue Baby Godzilla? A Portrait of the Rarest Cerulean Iguana
Located on the tiny island of Grand Cayman off the coast of Cuba are the last remaining Blue Iguanas (Cyclura lewisi). They’re one of the longest living species of lizard with the record being set at 67 years. Unfortunately, there…
Go Pro Diving Hosts Instructor Development Course
Go Pro Diving conducted their most recent Instructor Development Course (IDC) with PADI Platinum Course Director Ash McKnight in June 2012. Five individuals converged on Grand Cayman in order to follow a dream– to become a PADI Instructor. All of…
Cayman Islands Shark & Dolphin Plan goes to Public Consultation
By Rupert Ormond A critical point has been reached in our Cayman Islands Shark & Dolphin Project; indeed, perhaps with luck a rewarding endpoint of the present phase of work: our reports and recommendations have now gone out to public…
