The Bahamas bans shark fishing (The New York Times) “The Bahamas on Tuesday joined the growing global movement to protect sharks, betting that the endangered animals are worth more to visiting divers than they are to fishers.” “The law, signed … Continue reading
Rare’s campaign to stop the harvesting of juvenile lobsters gets national attention In late April Rare Conservation Fellow d’Shan Maycock attended a meeting in Nassau, Bahamas to discuss how to improve the national lobster fishery and potentially get certified by … Continue reading
Learn more about how d’Shan Maycock is changing the way local fishers harvest lobster and observe size limits in The Bahamas. Rare Conservation Fellows lead community-based campaigns to change the way people relate to nature. With two years of training … Continue reading
Are sports the best way to get conservation to the masses? (The New York Times) People are passionate about sports and politics, but unlike politics, sports are not nearly as polarizing. The theory goes that if professional sports team make conservation … Continue reading
Oh, where to begin. Our good friend Spike the lobster made a surprise appearance at the Hope Town Reef Ball fundraiser in The Bahamas to make sure people know that size matters. Friends of the Environment’s Rare Pride campaign is … Continue reading
A healthy argument for biodiversity “West Nile virus, for example, is carried by mosquitos. Infected mosquitos bite birds, the virus multiplies within the bird, resulting in a higher virus load, more infected mosqitos and eventually, more infected people. Several studies in … Continue reading
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“One crawfish can produce 2 million eggs. So, let’s not eat them before they do. ‘Cause if we do, there won’t be any crawfish in the future for me and you. Oh yes, size matters.” A video snapshot of the … Continue reading
New report confirms that biodiversity has a real economic value “Preserving or better managing natural environments could have large economic benefits in developing countries as well as provide.” “Forests, fisheries, coral reefs, bee colonies and other natural assets carry large … Continue reading
Note: This content originated on our online community inspiring conservation, RarePlanet. This post was written by D’Shan Maycock of Friends of the Environment. She is the Pride campaign manager for the Abaco Island campaign to protect the spiny lobster population by … Continue reading