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Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

Photo credit © Alexis Rosenfeld

Whale and dolphin research expedition in the Caribbean

Saba / Sint Eustatius / Sint Maarten
June 21, 2021
The three-month whale and dolphin research expedition Ti Whale An Nou started May 15, 2021 and… Read more >
humpback whale
Bionews

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Photo credit: © Mike Doherty

Recommendations for avoiding collisions with humpback whales in the Dutch Caribbean

All DC islands
June 20, 2021
A new study from the Aeres University of Applied Sciences combined expert knowledge and an analysis… Read more >
Bionews

Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on Halophila stipulacea

Photo credit: © Kai Wulf

New field guide on invasive seagrass flowers

All DC islands
June 13, 2021
Seagrasses are marine flowering plants that can reproduce both sexually (through flowering and subsequent seed formation)… Read more >
Bionews

Ant (Leptogenys pubiceps)

Photo credit © Zach Lieberman/California Academy of Sciences

Ants of the Dutch Caribbean

All DC islands
June 4, 2021
Between 2015 and 2020, researchers from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center updated the local ant species lists… Read more >
Bionews

Photo credit © Sami Kattan/Beneath the Waves

Caribbean Shark Coalition Launched to Promote Training, Impact, and Collaboration around shark protections in the Greater Caribbean Region

Aruba / Bonaire / Saba / Sint Eustatius / Sint Maarten
May 20, 2021
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and  Beneath the Waves (BTW) have launched the Caribbean Shark… Read more >
Bionews

Lesser Antillean Iguana

Iguana delicatissima

Photo credit © Philippa King-Stenapa

Biosecurity concern for humanitarian aid highlighted by Caribbean organizations

Sint Eustatius
May 17, 2021
Although the La Soufrière volcano on St. Vincent saw its latest explosive eruption over a week… Read more >
Bionews

Monarch butterfly

(Danaus plexippus)

Photo credit: © Henkjan Kevit

Recent Publications

All DC islands
May 7, 2021
Below you will an overview of the reports and publications on biodiversity related subjects in the… Read more >
Bionews

Photo credit: ©  Peter de Maagt

Week-long Shark Research to be Conducted in St. Maarten Waters

Saba / Sint Eustatius / Sint Maarten
April 8, 2021
During the week of April 11, 2021, members from the Nature Foundation St. Maarten, the Dutch… Read more >
Bionews

sea urchin

Photo credit: © Tom Wijers

Tropical sea urchins move from a marine lab in Leeuwarden to the Rotterdam Zoo

Saba / Sint Eustatius
March 26, 2021
At Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (HVHL) in Leeuwarden, the sea urchin Diadema antillarum… Read more >

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