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Anguilla Bank Anole

(Anolis gingivinus)

Photo credit: © Marjolijn Lopes Cardozo

Diurnal reptile is found to be active during full moon

All DC islands
December 1, 2020
Generally, species are described as being diurnal or nocturnal active, depending on physiological limitations; diurnal species… Read more >
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Adopt a proactive attitude towards nonnative Green iguana biosecurity

All DC islands
December 1, 2020
Mainly since the 60’s has the green iguana continuously expanded its nonnative range, especially throughout the… Read more >
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Importance of Seagrass and Macroalgae in the Protection of Coastlines

Sint Maarten
November 1, 2020
Researchers from the Netherlands and Mexico studied three bays on Saint Martin to illustrate the ability… Read more >
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Caribbean Reef Shark

Photo credit: © Diego Camejo

Tracking Sharks around Sint Maarten

Sint Maarten
November 1, 2020
The St. Maarten Nature Foundation recently retrieved acoustic receivers (loggers) to learn about the movement patterns… Read more >
Humpback whale breaching
Bionews

Millions of sightings by citizens contribute to mapping Biodiversity

All DC islands
October 2, 2020
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) provides a global platform for citizen scientists to upload biological observations… Read more >
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Using Sound to Track Marine Mammals in Saba Bank

Saba
October 2, 2020
Since 2011, the Saba Bank noise logger research project has been collecting acoustic data of marine… Read more >
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Red Hind

(Epinephelus guttatus)

Photo credit: © Hans Leijnse

Protecting Saba Bank’s Red Hind and Queen Triggerfish Populations

Saba
October 2, 2020
Wageningen Marine Research and the Saba Bank Management Unit (SMBU) recently published an evaluation of the… Read more >
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Long spined sea urchin

(Diadema antillarum)

Photo credit: © Tom Wijers

Assisted natural recovery of sea urchin populations around Saba and St. Eustatius

Saba / Sint Eustatius
October 2, 2020
Diadema sea-urchins play a vital role in maintaining a balanced coral reef ecosystem by grazing away… Read more >
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Together We Can Build Resilience Against Climate Change 

All DC islands
August 1, 2020
  The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) released a special edition of their free digital newsletter… Read more >

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