Damion Whyte News Today

Jamaica holds a premier spot among birdwatchers globally, who often flock to the island to observe the 31 species that are only found here. But that enthusiasm for birds is not apparent locally, Damion Whyte, president of BirdLife Jamaica,...

170-year-old galliwasp returning from Scotland

A social media post advertising the sale of a white-tailed fawn has triggered calls from concerned farmers and environmental experts for Government intervention in controlling the island's deer po...

TERRESTRIAL biologist Damion Whyte has initiated a second bat survey aimed at challenging the belief among many Jamaicans that the flying mammals are scary and evil. "For wider Jamaica, they see ...

An illegal trade in indigenous parrots continues in the open at Mammee Bay, St Ann, 10 months after it was first highlighted by the Jamaica Observer, and the National Environment and Planning ...

With no let-up in the long-running practice of cutting down trees for personal and commercial use, local stakeholders and environmentalists are pleading that due diligence be taken to preserve...

Local and overseas environmentalists have joined forces to save the island's most endangered species of bird — the Jamaican Blackbird. Scientifically known as Nesopsar nigerrimus, the Jamaican Bl...

They boldly take up residence in people's homes, and are often seen lounging on furniture in the household. They raise their offspring in flower beds, and inevitably, steal food — they are fe...

A wildlife expert is cautioning people against endangering or killing Jamaica's native birds just for social media clout. This is in light of several disturbing videos seen by the Jamaica Observe...

Four years after the National Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA) gave the green light to game-bird hunters to shoot the white-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus), an alien invasive species of major concern, especially in Portland, the...