Shamira McCray

Aug 30, 2023 | coastalnewstoday.com | Tony Bartelme |Shamira McCray

Mid-AtlanticHarvesters collect horseshoe crabs in 2019 off Turtle Island near the South Carolina-Georgia border. Lowcountry Photo Safaris/Provided Lowcountry SafariHarvesting of horseshoe crabs will end on more than 30 islands along the South Carolina coast under a new deal conservation groups struck with Charles River Laboratories.

Aug 20, 2023 | postandcourier.com | Shamira McCray

There’s an invasive hornet on the prowl in Georgia, and South Carolina officials are urging beekeepers to look out for them here, too. A yellow-legged hornet was confirmed in Savannah earlier this month by the federal Department of Agriculture. The Georgia sighting is the first time the insect — which can have a devastating impact on bees — has been found in the United States.

Aug 20, 2023 | tinyurl.com | Shamira McCray

There’s an invasive hornet on the prowl in Georgia, and South Carolina officials are urging beekeepers to look out for them here, too. A yellow-legged hornet was confirmed in Savannah earlier this month by the federal Department of Agriculture. The Georgia sighting is the first time the insect — which can have a devastating impact on bees — has been found in the United States.

Aug 19, 2023 | postandcourier.com | Shamira McCray

Environmental groups have kept their promise and sued the federal government over a lack of protections for a tortoise species native to South Carolina they believe is at risk of extinction. The Center for Biological Diversity and Nokuse Education Inc. filed a lawsuit this month against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over what they said is an unlawful decision to deny Endangered Species Act protections for the gopher tortoise.

Aug 19, 2023 | postandcourier.com | Shamira McCray

So much speculation surrounds the raised, railed platforms perched atop a number of older coastal homes, including in the Charleston area. Some are called cupolas — commonly constructed like a dome on top of houses, churches and cathedrals. And others are considered “widow’s walks.” These look more like open rooftop balconies with a walkway. Examples of both are found here in Charleston, especially downtown. Cupolas are more common in this part of the United States than widow’s walks are, though.