Wildlife and conservation news from the Caribbean
Recent Caribbean news
- Haiti on brink of mass extinctions
- Coral near Deep Water Horizon well is dead or dying
- Tropical frog battles to survive as climate change takes its toll
- World’s rarest snake, The Antiguan Racer, saved from extinction
- Coral bleaching in Panama as sea hots up
- World’s smallest seahorse facing extinction in oil spill clean-up
- Tracking a Humpback whale across the Atlantic Ocean
- 2 new species of batfish discovered in area engulfed by oil spill
- Discovery of how coral reefs adapt to global warming could aid reef restoration
- Alaotra grebe declared extinct and 12.5% of bird species declared endangered
- Oiled Kemp’s Ridley turtle rescued from Gulf of Mexico
- Florida wildlife in danger as Gulf of Mexico oil spill enters powerful sea currents
- Protecting corals increases fishing profits
- Search for the legendary Jamaica petrel draws blank – Probably extinct
- A 'cartography of hope' for birdlife in the Western hemisphere
More Caribbean news
- Millions of sea turtles are killed as ‘collateral damage’ in the race for fish
- Scientists fail to find critically endangered Golden tree frog in Trinidad
- USA in favour of resuming Humpback hunt
- New research allows identification catch zone of shark fins
- First 'No-shooting' shorebird refuge established in Barbados
- New reserve created in Dominican Republic to protect threatened endemics
- New refuge to protect migratory and resident birds in the Dominican Republic
- Coral bleaching increases chances of coral disease
- Scientists shed new light on behaviour of shark “teenagers”
- Search for 47 species of ‘extinct’ birds is launched
- Complex Caribbean coral reefs virtually extinct
- New Species of lizard discovered in Cuba
- First Bermuda petrel chicks from new population
- 1000+ animals rescued from wildlife smugglers in Trinidad & Tobago
- Mountain chicken frogs flown to Europe to avoid killer fungus
Related News Articles
Millions of sea turtles are killed as ‘collateral damage’ in the race for fish Millions of sea turtles have become the unintended victims of a failure to properly manage the worlds' fisheries, with more and more of their habitats clogged with hooks and nets.
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Boost for Critically Endangered Blue Iguana The Cayman Islands Government has taken decisive action to help save the world's most endangered iguana.
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ERUPTIONS DEVASTATE HILL FOREST HOME OF MONTSERRAT ORIOLESAnother eruption on the tiny island of Montserrat has destroyed much of the habitat of the rare Montserrat Oriole and the Montserrat giant Frog.
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Six critically endangered blue iguanas butchered in Cayman Islands breeding facilityMay 2008. Six critically endangered Grand Cayman Blue Iguanas were brutally killed in the Cayman Islands QE II Botanic Park.
Endangered Grand Cayman Blue Iguana Population DoublesThe world's rarest lizards, Cayman blue iguanas, have taken a step back from the brink of extinction when reintroduced iguanas bred in the wild for the first time. More.
Grand Cayman Blue Iguana Population Doubles.
Grand Cayman Blue Iguana Population Doubles.
