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Nature news from the six
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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

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 >
DCNA News

DCNA’s Board Meeting: strategizing nature conservation

All DC islands
April 30, 2021
The Board of the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) recently held their first Board Meeting for… Read more >
DCNA News

Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance to Launch New Website

All DC islands
April 2, 2021
Featuring Nature Related Conservation Projects, News, Science, Legislation and Education for All Six Islands of the… Read more >
Bionews

Oceanic manta ray

(Manta birostris)

Photo credit: © Peter Verhoog/DutchSharkSociety/PEW

Citizen Scientists Needed to Identify Local Manta and Devil Rays

All DC islands
March 25, 2021
DCNA is partnering with the Caribbean Islands Manta Conservation Program, an affiliate project of the Manta… Read more >
DCNA News

Report your nature sightings

All DC islands
March 18, 2021
The Dutch Caribbean tropical islands are home to the most diverse and extraordinary ecosystems within the… Read more >
Bionews

Sabal Palm

(Sabal antillensis)

Photo credit: © John de Freitas

Intervention Needed to Save the endemic Sabal Palm of Bonaire

Bonaire / Curaçao
March 16, 2021
An update to a 40-year-old Sabal palm survey for the islands of Bonaire and Curaçao highlighted… Read more >

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