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On St. Croix, mongooses came in 1884 to protect cane; they were later linked to native ground lizard loss and a racers presumed extinction

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The small Indian mongoose, introduced to St. Croix to protect sugar cane from rats. (Wikimedia Commons)

In 1884, St. Croix had a rat problem in its sugarcane fields, and a small predator seemed like the perfect answer. According to a study in the journal Oryx by Nicole Angeli and Lee Fitzgerald, small Indian mongooses were brought to the island to control those rats. Over the following decades, a native lizard disappeared … Read more

Who was Thomas Gigler? Passenger who jumped off Carnival Panorama presumed dead as US Coast Guard ends search

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Thomas Gigler remained missing after more than 41 hours of search efforts. (Representative Image) (Pexels)

The U.S. Coast Guard has called off its search for Thomas Gigler, a 56-year-old passenger who was reported overboard from the Carnival Panorama while the cruise ship was sailing off the coast of Mexico. Thomas Gigler remained missing after more than 41 hours of search efforts. (Representative Image) (Pexels) Gigler remained missing after more than … Read more