Several months ago I mentioned some of the work that the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust has been doing in the Caribbean, including efforts to preserve mountain chicken populations in Montserrat. Well, it seems like those efforts, funded by the Darwin Initiative and carried out in collaboration with the Parken Zoo in Sweden, are being successful. [...]
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conserving “epicentres of imminent extinction” in the caribbean
One of the big pieces of environmental news in recent days has been the success of negotiations (see also) at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. According to Reuters news agency: Nearly 200 nations agreed on Saturday to a sweeping plan to stem the loss of species by setting [...]
university of puerto rico invites the public to a lecture on volcanic activity in the caribbean
The Repeating Islands blogs shares a notice about a public lecture in Puerto Rico on the topic of Caribbean volcanic activity and its impacts: As part of its Conferencias Caribeñas 7 lecture series for the 2010-2011 academic year, the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) of the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras (UPR-RP) invites the academic [...]
reefing the main: the montserrat expedition
The Montserrat Expedition was filmed for FKCC and Reef Check Org. The Freedom Boat’s team of explorers was commissioned to survey the coral reefs of Montserrat, West Indies. Their journey goes far beyond coral reef conservation as they immerse themselves in the culture and environment of the Caribbean as well as the ocean. Hailing from [...]
st. lucia forest thrush receives protection under US endangered species act
The St. Lucia Forest Thrush (Cichlherminia lherminieri sanctaeluciae, Turdus lherminieri) has been added to the list of species offered protection by the US Endangered Species Act: Three species of birds from Latin America and the Caribbean will be protected by the Endangered Species Act under a final rule published in today’s Federal Register by the [...]
Cacancy: Coordinator for Durrell Trust’s mountain chicken project
The deadline for this is very close (tomorrow!), but I thought I would post it anyway: the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is looking for a project coordinator for its Montserrat mountain chicken conservation project: Enabling Montserrat to save the Critically Endangered mountain chicken This UK Darwin Initiative funded project seeks to lead the restoration of [...]
reef check training in the caribbean
Coral Cay Conservation reports, via the Reef Check Foundation, that three Tobagonians were recently certified as Reef Check EcoDivers: [T]hree key community members from Speyside in Tobago have recently completed their EcoDiver Training at the CCC Project site in Charlotteville, Tobago. The trainees make up part of a 5-man team, recently established as the ‘Speyside [...]
epic teaching children about seabirds in montserrat
Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) has extended their seabird awareness and conservation programme to the island of Montserrat: EPIC are producing a Seabird Breeding Atlas for the Lesser Antilles this will list where seabirds are breeding in the area and their population. As well as research, Katharine and David Lowrie of EPIC also undertake [...]
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 [...]
