US proposes endangered species protections for an imperiled Jamaican butterfly

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently proposed listing Jamaica’s most imperiled butterfly, the Jamaican kite swallowtail, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The species (Protographium marcellinus), a small, fast-flying butterfly, flutters through its limestone forest home. Its wings, painted in streaks of bright turquoise and black with a dash of red, […]

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Keep the people of Jamaica and eastern Cuba in your thoughts and prayers these next couple days. Jamaica is about to be hit with a massively powerful cat 5 hurricane pushing storm surges of up to 13’ and winds up to 175 mph. And eastern Cuba is right behind them. Normally hurricanes aren’t that big a deal, but this one is.

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There is no missive on the side of the bottle explaining what exactly a Dragon Stout is, or why this is called Fire.

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Desnoes & Geddes "Fire" Stout

I was genuinely unaware that the brewers of Red Stripe produced other kinds of beer. In fact, when I picked this up, I didn't even noti...

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