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					<title>Rare, critically endangered gecko making dramatic recovery in Caribbean</title>
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					<pubDate>02 Dec 2022 19:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Maxwell Radwin]]>
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						<![CDATA[Maxradwin]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Endangered Species, Environment, Environmental Law, Forests, Rainforests, Reptiles, Research, Species recovery, Tropical Forests, Wildlife, Wildlife Trade, and Wildlife Trafficking]]>
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							<![CDATA[A rare gecko no larger than a paperclip is making a comeback in the Caribbean, thanks to conservation efforts by environmental groups and the government. The Union Island gecko (Gonatodes daudini), known for its jewel-like markings, has seen its population grow from around 10,000 in 2018 to around 18,000 today — an increase of 80%. [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[A rare gecko no larger than a paperclip is making a comeback in the Caribbean, thanks to conservation efforts by environmental groups and the government. The Union Island gecko (Gonatodes daudini), known for its jewel-like markings, has seen its population grow from around 10,000 in 2018 to around 18,000 today — an increase of 80%. The gecko resides in an approximately 50-hecatre (123-acre) swath of old-growth forest on Union Island, part of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. When it was discovered in 2005, the animal almost immediately became the target of exotic pet collectors, according to Fauna &amp; Flora International (FFI), a wildlife conservation organization focused on protecting biodiversity. The organization worked with Re:Wild and local partners like Union Island Environmental Alliance and St. Vincent and the Grenadines forestry department to develop a species recovery plan, which involved greater protected area management and expansion as well as anti-poaching patrols and camera surveillance. The gecko’s wild population had shrunk to one-fifth its original size since being discovered. One 2017 study found that it was the most trafficked reptile from the Eastern Caribbean. The gecko has been a popular target for exotic pet collectors. (Photo courtesy of Re: Wild/Jeremy Holden) “As a Unionite and a community leader, I am extremely proud to be a part of this success story,” Roseman Adams, co-founder of the local Union Island Environmental Alliance, said in a press release. “Without a doubt, our shared, unwavering dedication and sacrifice has brought us this far. We now have to&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/rare-critically-endangered-gecko-making-dramatic-recovery-in-caribbean/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-263222</doi>				</item>
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					<title>Parrots of the Caribbean: Birding tourism offers hope for threatened species</title>
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					<pubDate>29 Jun 2022 19:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Peter Kleinhenz]]>
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						<![CDATA[Erik Hoffner]]>
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							<![CDATA[Caribbean, Latin America, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Birds, Conservation, Conservation Solutions, Critically Endangered Species, Disasters, Ecotourism, Endangered Species, Extinction, Forests, Happy-upbeat Environmental, Parrots, Saving Species From Extinction, Solutions, Tourism, and Tropical Forests]]>
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							<![CDATA[JENNINGS MOUNTAIN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines — The destruction was terrible, but the silence was even worse. Yvette Pereira had just walked up the road to the farm she owned on St. Vincent, an island located between St. Lucia, Grenada and Barbados in the Lesser Antilles. “It was like in a nightmare. It was [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[JENNINGS MOUNTAIN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines — The destruction was terrible, but the silence was even worse. Yvette Pereira had just walked up the road to the farm she owned on St. Vincent, an island located between St. Lucia, Grenada and Barbados in the Lesser Antilles. “It was like in a nightmare. It was all gray and no green. I heard nothing,” Pereira recounted. A couple of days before, on April 9, 2021, a volcano named La Soufrière erupted and blanketed much of the island in ash. The small river that normally gurgled through Pereira’s property ceased to flow, trees were snapped in two, and several of her farm animals were killed. But it was the parrots that worried Pereira the most. “Normally I drive up, open my door, and am hearing parrots. I thought, where are the parrots?” Pereira had cause for concern. The parrots that she was so accustomed to seeing weren’t the kind of parrots found at the pet shop, or even in most zoos. These were St. Vincent parrots (Amazona guildingii), a dazzling species with colors like a sunset. The species, endemic to this island that measures just 29 kilometers long and 18 across (18 by 11 miles), is one of four parrot species restricted to only one island in the string of islands known as the Lesser Antilles. All are considered threatened species on the IUCN Red List (three are vulnerable and one is critically-endangered). A St. Vincent parrot perches in a tree above&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/parrots-of-the-caribbean-birding-tourism-offers-hope-for-threatened-species/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Hunted orcas spotlight Caribbean whaling</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2015/08/hunted-orcas-spotlight-caribbean-whaling/</link>
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					<pubDate>17 Aug 2015 16:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Mike Gaworecki]]>
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						<![CDATA[Rebecca Kessler]]>
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							<![CDATA[Environment, Fisheries, Oceans, Whales, and Whaling]]>
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							<![CDATA[Whalers from St. Vincent and the Grenadines recently caught four killer whales, raising health concerns over the consumption of cetacean meat as well as new scrutiny of the Caribbean country&#8217;s exemption from a global ban on commercial whaling. Hunters from the town of Barrouallie on the main island of St. Vincent caught the four killer whales, [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Whalers from St. Vincent and the Grenadines recently caught four killer whales, raising health concerns over the consumption of cetacean meat as well as new scrutiny of the Caribbean country&#8217;s exemption from a global ban on commercial whaling. Hunters from the town of Barrouallie on the main island of St. Vincent caught the four killer whales, or orcas (Orcinus orca), on July 12, according to I-Witness News. The outlet reports that the whalers said the animals measured 40, 29, 22, and 18 feet long. The community of Barrouallie has been hunting small cetaceans like dolphins, porpoises, orcas, and short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) since the early 1900s. These kinds of hunts take place in at least one other place in the Caribbean, although their scale and implications for cetacean conservation are not well understood, experts say. Barrouallie whalers&#8217; records suggest their catches may total several hundred small cetaceans per year, according to Russell Fielding, an assistant professor of environmental studies at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, who studied the community&#8217;s whale hunts for his doctoral dissertation. People process orca meat and blubber in the town of Barrouallie in July. Photo credit: https://www.iwnsvg.com. So far, there&#8217;s no evidence that the Barrouallie hunts affect cetacean populations, Fielding told mongabay.com in an email. “The population counts of most, if not all, cetacean species resident in the Caribbean are unknown. This makes it very hard to estimate the impact of a hunting operation like the one in Barrouallie,&#8221; Fielding said. &#8220;The best&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2015/08/hunted-orcas-spotlight-caribbean-whaling/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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