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Photo credit: © Tello Neckheim

Disappearance of St. Maarten’s Snails

Sint Maarten
March 25, 2022
Land and freshwater mollusks were surveyed over the course of three visits in 2015, 2020 and… Read more >
Bionews

Troupial

(Icterus icterus)

Photo credit: © Hans Smulders

Recent Publications

All DC islands
March 9, 2022
Below you will an overview of the reports and publications on biodiversity related subjects in the… Read more >
Bionews

The weevil Trichobaris bridwelli, Oranjestad, St. Eustatius

Photo credit: © Jan-Joost Mekkes

New beetles discovered in the Dutch Caribbean

Saba / Sint Eustatius
March 1, 2022
Two recently published studies document 35 new beetle species for the islands of Saba and St.… Read more >
Bionews

DCNA Launches Bionews Kids – A New Magazine to Empower Youth in the Dutch Caribbean

All DC islands
February 17, 2022
Kralendijk, Bonaire –The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) released the first edition of Bionews Kids. Bionews… Read more >
Bionews

Concept drawing of future research station

Photo credit: © Kai Wulf

Old Power Plant on Saba to be converted to Marine Research Station

Saba
January 31, 2022
On January 17th, 2022, Mark Zagers, Managing Director of the Saba Electric Company (SEC), officially handed… Read more >
Bionews

Caterpillar on Cynanchum boldinghii

Photo credit: © Hans Smulders

Recent Publications

All DC islands
December 26, 2021
Below you will an overview of the reports and publications on biodiversity related subjects in the… Read more >
Bionews

2021 DCNA Convention

All DC islands
December 14, 2021
Between November 23rd and the 27th, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) held its annual Nature… Read more >
Bionews

Juvenile long spined black sea urchin

(Diadema)

Photo credit: © Tom Wijers and Alwin Hylkema

First Caribbean cultured Diadema sea urchins are great news for coral reef restoration

Saba
December 9, 2021
On October 22st, 2021, the first ever recorded Diadema sea urchins in the Caribbean were cultured… Read more >
Bionews

European Honey Bee

(Apis mellifer)

Photo credit: © Hans Smulders

Recent Publications

All DC islands
November 28, 2021
Below you will an overview of the reports and publications on biodiversity related subjects in the… Read more >

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