Apr 26
Mr. Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) visited Grenada last week… discovering the sights and scenes of the island. He also visited the beach where is his ladies come up to nest - Levera.
By far the most exciting part of his day was thanking the kids from River Salee for helping clean one of the beaches (Bathway), making him safer from dangerous plastics which he sometimes mistakes for his favourite food - jellyfish. He also met kids from Rose Hill and they had a blast seeing him in their community.
He took photos with the kind people at Fisheries, girls from AHS in St.George’s where he also did a TV interview for the local media! Before River Sallee and Levera Mr. Leatherback saw Grand Etang and hung out at a local Grenadian rum shop, meeting the local folks.
Mr. Leatherback has his own homepage and is the brainchild of the wonderful folks at Conservation International. They’re also involved in putting together the State of the Worlds Sea Turtles (SWOT) reports which make for some fascinating, fun reading!
Apr 22
Jaws or 400 million years of beautiful evolution? Sharks are often ortrayed as menacing creatures, these wonderful beasties are vulnerable in many places…
Lauren Smith brings you a refreshing shark website that is all about… well sharks! Visit The Sharkiologist webpage to learn more!
Apr 22
While the debate on the fate of Mt.Hartman and Hog Island see so recent, they seem faded. There is some sense of quiet resignation that nothing anyone does will prevent the advancement of development of the area. Large concentration of dry forest habitat (oh… and the Grenada Dove), fringe Mangroves, seagrass beds (and surrounding reefs) will fell the pinch of the heavy construction equipment. The feeling of inevitability stems from what seems an earnest (but not the first) attempt to get the project under way. What will happen to Hog Island (and the area) in the coming months? How will the final project look like? How will the environment fare? Will this development strategy be sustainable, both economically and environmentally - will the trade-off be balanced, will it make sense?
Those questions remain, and perhaps only time will be able to adequately answer those questions. The sleepy Sundays at Roger’s Bar at Hog Island where locals, tourists and sailors mingled to the sound of music and smell of BBQ may well be numbered.
Where will the Dove go? Where will the people go? Oh, Hog Island as it is today will be sorely missed.
Roger’s Bar at Hog Island (20 April 2008)
Change is coming… heavy equipment on Mt.Hartman across the narrowest point from Hog Island (20 April 2008)
