Topic: sea turtles
How Cayman helped bring green sea turtles back from brink
Cayman has been on the frontlines of a global fight that has brought the green sea turtle back from the brink of extinction.
2025 Year in Review: The seas around us
Looking back at the marine environment around the Cayman Islands in 2025, including a landmark survey of the deep sea bed.
Cayman’s turtles celebrated in book by aspiring illustrators
'Shellshock: Saving Cayman's Turtles' explores the story between a grandfather and his granddaughter, Kassie, while highlighting Cayman’s sea turtles and their significance in Cayman history and culture.
High praise as DoE officer rescues nesting turtle from poachers
A nesting green sea turtle escaped certain death on Saturday after being rescued by conservation officer Chadd Bush from poachers on Grand Cayman.
Nesting loggerhead turtle poached on Cayman Brac
The Department of Environment has expressed concern over the poaching of a nesting loggerhead turtle reported on Cayman Brac this week.
Turtle trackers offer clues to reptiles’ ‘lost years’
Thirty juvenile green sea turtles wearing tracking devices have been released into the waters off Grand Cayman as part of research and conservation efforts.
EDITORIAL – Working together to promote animal welfare
Last year, DoA impounded 388 dogs, according to records reviewed by the Compass. That is more than a dog per day – far too many for our little island.
Two-headed turtle hatchlings surprise researchers
Sometimes nature hatches weird and wonderful surprises.
No joke, first sea turtle nest found on April 1
The first sea turtle nest of the 2017 nesting season was found on April 1 – April Fool’s Day – setting a new record for the earliest nest ever recorded on Cayman Islands’ beaches. The Department of Environment’s turtle program coordinator Janice Blumenthal said, “When the nest was reported, we suspected an April Fool’s joke as we have never had a nest this early."
Sea turtle revival continues, despite increase in poaching
The revival of nesting sea turtles in Grand Cayman continued in 2016, despite a reported increase in poaching incidents. Across all three islands, volunteers counted a total of 430 nests: 305 in Grand Cayman, 89 in Little Cayman and 36 in Cayman Brac. The figures represent a record total for Grand Cayman.
Turtle Farm releases come under fire
London-based animal welfare organization World Animal Protection has issued comments sharply critical of the Cayman Turtle Farm’s renewed release program and, specifically, Saturday’s release of 15 green sea turtles at Barkers Beach.
