Tag archives for Caribbean
The Return of Grand Cayman’s Blue Iguana: From Near-Extinction to Endangered
Posted by Nicole Glass on May 22, 2013 
In 2002, between 10-25 blue iguanas remained in the wild. Today, there are 750. By incubating eggs in his home office and gathering plants to feed the baby blues, Fred Burton and his team have brought back a species that was nearly extinct. While these 5-foot-long majestic creatures are still a rare sight, they are…
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This island grows and grows on me. It is my fourth trip to Barbuda (part of the country Antigua and Barbuda) in the last six months. I am here to launch a comprehensive ocean zoning initiative called Barbuda Blue Halo, an exciting collaboration between the local government and the Waitt Foundation with the goal…
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Coral reefs off Curacao in the south Caribbean Sea (Paul Selvaggio 2012) Hello everyone, this is Mark Schick, the Special Exhibits Collection Manager at Shedd Aquarium. I wanted to share a trip report from our latest coral conservation trip with the SECORE Foundation. The SECORE Foundation uses knowledge from coral scientists and aquarium professionals to…
Posted by I had an opportunity to visit Cuba in May 2012 under a licensed program with the Vermont Caribbean Institute. This article is a follow-up effort to learn and engage with other environmental researchers yearning for more cooperation between the United States and Cuba. I have not dealt with the political aspects of the conflict between…
Posted by One of the benefits of being in the water with humpback whales is that it makes me appear svelte by comparison.
Tahina Prepares for Panama Transit
Posted by Ford Cochran on March 22, 2010 We’ve been following the progress of Frank Taylor—founder and editor of the Google Earth Blog—and his wife Karen during their five-year round-the-world journey in the 50-foot catamaran Tahina. Since November, the couple has sailed the Atlantic from their starting point in North Carolina along the Caribbean’s Leeward and Windward island chains and west across South…
Posted by Guests at the Island Beachcomber Hotel on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin islands received an unexpected visitor from the ocean last night. A giant leatherback turtle came ashore to deposit her eggs at the feet of guests, a rare but welcome surprise that delighted all who experienced it. Photo courtesy Doug Norwood “It thrilled our…
Photo of Sirajo goby by Patrick Cooney, NC State University This post is part of a special National Geographic news series on global water issues. The first comprehensive study of Puerto Rico’s freshwater fishes and their habitat has raised awareness of some “hidden gems that have largely been ignored,” according to researchers from North…
People who colonized the Caribbean from South America about 1,500 years ago brought with them heirloom drug paraphernalia that had been passed down from generation to generation, anthropologists propose. Ceramic inhaling bowls found on the island of Carriacou, in the West Indies, date back to between roughly 400 and 100 B.C, according to a study headed by…
