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Lesser Antillean iguana

(Iguana delicatissima)
Photo credit: Philippa King

Hurricane Effects on Critically Endangered Reptiles

Caribbean flora and fauna have always coped with the destructive forces of hurricanes. However, climate change leading to an increase… Read more >

Lesser Antillean iguana

(Iguana delicatissima)
Photo credit: Philippa King

Vacancy: Marine Park Manager

Job description Sint Eustatius National Parks Foundation (STENAPA) is currently accepting applications for the position of Marine Park Manager. STENAPA… Read more >

Lesser Antillean iguana

(Iguana delicatissima)
Photo credit: Philippa King

Recent Publications

Below you will an overview of the reports and publications on biodiversity related subjects in the Dutch Caribbean that have… Read more >

Lesser Antillean iguana

(Iguana delicatissima)
Photo credit: Philippa King

Rare nudibranch discovery highlights diversity of Bonaire’s reefs

December 28, 2021

In exciting news for the Bonaire National Marine Park (BNMP), a sighting of Aegires sublaevis, a rare nudibranch, was documented at the… Read more >

Lesser Antillean iguana

(Iguana delicatissima)
Photo credit: Philippa King

Hurricane Impact on Statia

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 >

Lesser Antillean iguana

(Iguana delicatissima)
Photo credit: Philippa King

The beetles of the Dutch Caribbean

Last December, a beetle catalogue for the Dutch Caribbean was published. This voluminous paper provides the first critical review of… Read more >

Lesser Antillean iguana

(Iguana delicatissima)
Photo credit: Philippa King

Ants of the Dutch Caribbean

Between 2015 and 2020, researchers from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center updated the local ant species lists for the Dutch Caribbean.… Read more >

Lesser Antillean iguana

(Iguana delicatissima)
Photo credit: Philippa King

Biosecurity concern for humanitarian aid highlighted by Caribbean organizations

Although the La Soufrière volcano on St. Vincent saw its latest explosive eruption over a week ago, and the threat… Read more >

Lesser Antillean iguana

(Iguana delicatissima)
Photo credit: Philippa King

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

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