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Smooth-scaled tegulet

(Gymnophthalmus underwoodi)

Photo credit: © Thijs van den Burg

Two new nonnative reptiles identified on Saba

October 12, 2021

Wageningen University and Research and the University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein researchers have recently… Read more >

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Hurricane Impact on Statia

August 18, 2021

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

Image credit: © Deviate Design & Mercedes Madriz

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… Read more >

Tiger Shark

(Galeocerdo cuvier)

Photo credit: © Duncan Brake/DCNA

DCNA and Partners to Conduct Research into Shark in the North Eastern Caribbean

Saba / Sint Eustatius / Sint Maarten

January 28, 2021

The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA), through the support of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature-… Read more >

Adopt a proactive attitude towards nonnative Green iguana biosecurity

December 1, 2020

Mainly since the 60’s has the green iguana continuously expanded its nonnative range, especially throughout the… Read more >

Yellow Crowned Night Heron

(Nyctanassa violacea)

Photo credit: © Rostislav Stach (SHAPE/DCNA)

Conservationists Seek Legal Protection for Bonaire’s Freshwater Wetlands

November 11, 2020

Bonaire has a number of important nature reserves and the majority of them enjoy legal protection.… Read more >

Brown Boobies

(Sula leucogaster)

Photo credit: © Kai Wulf

Bonaire’s First Brown Booby Population Count in Over 50 Years

November 1, 2020

Between 2008 and 2010, STINAPA Bonaire and volunteers took to counting Brown Booby seabirds along the… Read more >

Importance of Seagrass and Macroalgae in the Protection of Coastlines

November 1, 2020

Researchers from the Netherlands and Mexico studied three bays on Saint Martin to illustrate the ability… Read more >

Stoplight parrotfish

(Sparisoma viride)

Photo credit: © Hannah Rempel

Recovery of Orbicella annularis corals from parrotfish predation

November 1, 2020

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