Environment

Scientists to stanardise coral reef monitoring

The Port Royal Marine Lab is home this week to conservationists from across the region who will be learning how to assess the socio-economic value of their work with a view to getting more buy-in from stakeholder groups, governments, and the public in... Read More

Barbuda Warblers survived Irma
Fears among Caribbean bird conservationists that the Barbuda Warbler, a Near-Threatened species endemic to the tiny island of the same name, did not survive the ravages of Hurricane Irma have been allayed with the recording of eight of the grey-and-yellow birds.... Read More

Trees protect against STORMS
Annual tree-planting exercises in Jamaica this weekend will take on added significance against the background of the widespread damage wrought by category five hurricanes Irma and Maria in several Caribbean countries over the past few weeks.... Read More

Dogs in Navi Mumbai are Dogs in Navi Mumbai are turning blue
A number of very unusual-looking blue dogs have been spotted in Navi Mumbai, India. Sadly, the cause is industrial waste in the Kasadi river where stray dogs often wade. According to the Hindustan Times:... Read More