The Central Caribbean Marine Institute in the Cayman Islands will be hosting two American coral researchers this summer: Two US scientists will spend their summer at the Little Cayman Research Centre as part of the Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s study of coral reef ecology. Jessica Flower Moye, scientist in residence, and Amber Little, associate researcher [...]
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the durrell wildlife conservation trust in the caribbean
A few days ago I wrote about what the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is doing to help preserve the Hispaniola hutia and Hispaniola solenodon. The Durrell Trust’s work in the Caribbean goes back 30 years; they have contributed to conservation efforts for local species such as the Montserrat Oriole (previously mentioned on Green Antilles), the [...]
grand cayman iguana at animal a day
The Grand Cayman Blue Iguana was the featured animal for June 7th, 2010 on the Animal a Day blog. Blue Iguanas live naturally in only one location, Grand Cayman, a 76 square mile island in the Caribbean Sea. It is the largest animal native to the island, growing 5 feet long and weight 25-30lbs. These [...]
eating sea turtles as a conservation measure?
Some people come to the Caribbean to see and swim with turtles. Others come to eat them: I went to Grand Cayman determined to dine on turtle because I was aware of the vexed saga of the Cayman Island Turtle Farm. The farm opened in 1968, established as a for-profit business by U.K. entrepreneur and [...]
cuban parrot
The Cuban Parrot (Amazona leucocephala) is also known as the Rose-throated Parrot. It’s local to Cuba, but is also found in the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands. In the Caymans, the Cuban Parrot is legally protected from hunting and trapping, but in Cuba it is threatened by trapping and poaching for international trade. (Note that [...]
cayman islands supermarkets to charge a plastic bag fee
Shoppers in the Cayman Islands use about 12 million plastic bags a year. The Cayman Department of Environment and the Corporate Green Team Network are hoping to reduce that number by implementing a plastic bag fee at supermarket check-outs. “The amount of solid waste we generate and the lack of recycling options are among the [...]
hurricane preparedness exercise in the caymans
This week, emergency response agencies in the Cayman Islands held a storm simulation exercise in preparation for the hurricane season, which starts next month: Cayman got a head start on the hurricane season this week, carrying out an exercise on Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for a mock storm. The National Hazard Management Council met [...]
increased algal growth in the grand cayman north sound
Cayman Islanders are complaining about sewage pollution in the North Sound off the coast of Grand Cayman. compasscayman.com reports: The Water Authority Cayman has denied claims from private citizens that its sewage treatment plant is leaking waste into the North Sound. Those statements were made following photos that were e-mailed around Grand Cayman depicting what [...]
cayman beach clean-up
The Caymanian Compass reports on some students who took the initiative to clean up a local beach. Trash-strewn beaches are “nobody’s problem” the Caymanian Compass reported last Wednesday. That was according to Cayman’s Recreation Parks and Cemeteries unit General manager John Jackson who said that even though Bodden Town Cemetery Beach was a mess, technically [...]
