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Informational material on protected species (CITES) developed for the Caribbean Netherlands

Bonaire / Saba / Sint Eustatius

Informational material for regulations outlined in the Convention of International Trade of Endangered Species of wild flora and fauna (also… Read more >

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Report your species sightings from the spectacular natural world of the Dutch Caribbean

Bonaire / Saba / Sint Eustatius

The Dutch Caribbean tropical islands are home to the most diverse and extraordinary ecosystems within the Kingdom of the Netherlands:… Read more >

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Protection for Sharks

Bonaire / Saba / Sint Eustatius

PHILIPSBURG — Six months after a historic decision to legally protect sharks in St. Maarten's territorial waters, sharks and rays have now received international protection with eight threatened species becoming the latest additions to the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Read more >

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Action required to curb Statia’s invasive green iguana threat

Bonaire / Saba / Sint Eustatius

September 14, 2021

A new study by Wageningen Marine Research, St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation and Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute highlights the need for a continuation of… Read more >

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Hurricane Impact on Statia

Bonaire / Saba / Sint Eustatius

August 18, 2021

Sint Eustatius was hit by two major hurricanes, Irma and Maria, during the high-intensity season of 2017. Two new studies… Read more >

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Recovery of Orbicella annularis corals from parrotfish predation

Bonaire / Saba / Sint Eustatius

November 1, 2020

Orbicella annularis is an important reef-building coral and an endangered species. Previous studies suggest it is also one of the… Read more >

Humpback whale breaching

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Millions of sightings by citizens contribute to mapping Biodiversity

Bonaire / Saba / Sint Eustatius

October 2, 2020

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) provides a global platform for citizen scientists to upload biological observations from anywhere in the… Read more >

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Using Sound to Track Marine Mammals in Saba Bank

Bonaire / Saba / Sint Eustatius

October 2, 2020

Since 2011, the Saba Bank noise logger research project has been collecting acoustic data of marine mammals, fish and man-made… Read more >

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Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Management Update for the Dutch Caribbean

Bonaire / Saba / Sint Eustatius

November 18, 2019

Since 2014, a new coral disease has been spreading through the reefs of the Caribbean. Known as Stony Coral Tissue… Read more >