This video says about itself: Whales and Orcas Feeding Together | BBC Earth 31 May 2018 Normally rivals, whales join orcas to take advantage of their of their fish stunning skills and go on a feeding frenzy.
A report from the Fish and Wildlife Service. Our thanks to Gabriela Mandeville for bringing this item to our attention. Helping these rare birds make a comeback after Hurricane Maria The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, plans to restart the reintroduction efforts of the endangered Puerto Rican parrots […]
Luis Ferré-Sadurní (The New York Times) reports on the extensive loss of vegetation and wildlife in Puerto Rico’s rainforest, El Yunque National Forest. This has hit me hard, since I was just there this past August, and for the first time, I hiked up to its highest peak, El Toro (at 3,533 feet above sea level). […]
via Another Victim of Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico’s Treasured Rainforest — Repeating Islands
The parrots will learn how to live on their own before they are released, and conservationists are hoping they’ll establish a third population of Puerto Rican parrots, BirdChannel.com reports. A group of Puerto Rican parrots are on their way to Maricao State Forest in Puerto Rico, to live in a new aviary until they are […]
via 30 Puerto Rican Parrots Have A New Home In Maricao State Forest — Repeating Islands
A report by Gemma Handy for the BBC. From a staple food to its use as a musical instrument, few things epitomise the culture of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) like the queen conch. And, for tourists, pulling up to a beachside restaurant to sample the freshly caught marine snail is a bucket list feature, […]
via Loved to death: Turks and Caicos’ battle to save the queen conch — Repeating Islands
A report by Sarah Gibbens for National Geographic. Without intervention, the gray slug that carries a bright shell could disappear from some regions. WHEN YOU’RE A conch, mating is better in a group. In fact, it’s the only way it works. These slow-moving Caribbean sea slugs carry heavy pink and orange shells, which make chasing down mates […]
via The Bahamas’ iconic conch could soon disappear — Repeating Islands
Richard Branson’s latest blog post highlights the overharvesting of queen conch shells in the Caribbean, a species that may soon be threatened with extinction. As the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service explains, “Queen conch, with its beautiful pink shell and tasty meat, has become a symbol of the Caribbean region where it is found on […]
via Conch Shell Island and Endangered Species — Repeating Islands
Lincoln’s Rock, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia This incredible lookout was only officially named ‘Lincoln’s Rock’ in 2013. Before that it went by a few different names: Flat Rock or Wedding Rock (lots of couples have wedding-day photos taken there) and even Honeymoon Rock. It’s named after Australian mountaineer Lincoln Hall who lived in Wentworth […]
