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Tobago oil spill reaches Bonaire, threatening mangrove and coral ecosystems
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tobago oil spill reaches Bonaire, threatening mangrove and coral ecosystems

KRALENDIJK (Reuters) — The Caribbean island of Bonaire said that oil from a spill near neighboring Tobago had reached its shores, posing a "serious threat to both humans and nature",…
Posted by John McCarthy February 28, 2024
Barbudans launch new environmental legal fight in Caribbean against wealthy developers
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Barbudans launch new environmental legal fight in Caribbean against wealthy developers

ST. JOHN'S (AP) — Construction of two private villas inside a national park in Barbuda has sparked the latest environmental legal fight between angry residents and wealthy foreigners seeking to…
Posted by John McCarthy February 23, 2024
Tobago oil spill spreading to Grenada, could also impact Venezuela
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tobago oil spill spreading to Grenada, could also impact Venezuela

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — An oil spill that has stained Tobago's coastline is entering into Grenada's waters and could impact neighboring Venezuela, Tobago's Chief Secretary Farley Augustine told Reuters.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 21, 2024
Tobago oil spill blackens beaches, but mystery apparently cleared up
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Tobago oil spill blackens beaches, but mystery apparently cleared up

PORT OF SPAIN — The mystery vessel was reported overturned last week just off the coast of Tobago, the northern island of the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. No…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2024
Big blow to Florida reef recovery: First survey after record heat finds coral graveyards
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Big blow to Florida reef recovery: First survey after record heat finds coral graveyards

MIAMI — The first survey of Florida’s reefs after an ‘apocalyptic’ marine heat wave offers a bleak picture of the future of the state’s renowned corals — and the restoration…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2024
Tobago’s Tourism, Fishing Hit as Oil Slick Spreads Across Caribbean
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Tobago’s Tourism, Fishing Hit as Oil Slick Spreads Across Caribbean

SCARBOROUGH (Reuters) — Ten days after a slick was first spotted by Trinidad and Tobago’s Coast Guard, an oil leak from a capsized barge remains unplugged, according to first responders and authorities, raising alarms for…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2024
Beachgoers face ‘life-threatening rip currents’ this weekend, NWS says
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News Puerto Rico News

Beachgoers face ‘life-threatening rip currents’ this weekend, NWS says

SAN JUAN —  Pulses of a long-period northerly swell and increasing east winds during the weekend will promote choppy and hazardous seas for small craft and life-threatening rip currents for…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2024
Hiker kills coyote with his bare hands after attack; tests confirm the animal had rabies
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Environmental News

Hiker kills coyote with his bare hands after attack; tests confirm the animal had rabies

JOHNSTON (AP) — A coyote that a hiker killed with his bare hands has tested positive for rabies, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Rhode Island Department…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2024
Charlotte, a stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

Charlotte, a stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — Charlotte, a rust-colored stingray the size of a serving platter, has spent much of her life gliding around the confines of a storefront aquarium in…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2024
Petition seeks protection for leatherback sea turtle habitat in Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Environmental News

Petition seeks protection for leatherback sea turtle habitat in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Conservation groups filed a legal petition today urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revise protected critical habitat for the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) under the Endangered…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2024

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