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Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)

Photo Credit: © Hans Verdaat

Importance of Yarari Sanctuary for Minke Whale

All DC islands
August 25, 2021
A new collaborative study provides new insight into how two species of minke whales utilize the… Read more >
Bionews

Photo credit: Rudy Van Geldere

Comparative Study on Artificial Reefs of the Caribbean

All DC islands
August 16, 2021
University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein and Wageningen University and Research recently conducted a comparative study of… Read more >
Bionews

Lady beetle (Cycloneda sanguinea)

Photo credit: © Jan-Joost Mekkes.

The beetles of the Dutch Caribbean

All DC islands
July 29, 2021
Last December, a beetle catalogue for the Dutch Caribbean was published. This voluminous paper provides the… Read more >
Bionews

Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Photo credit: © Marion Haarsma

Sea Turtle Conservation on Bonaire in 2020

Bonaire
July 20, 2021
Bonaire might have been on lockdown in 2020, but that didn’t keep Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire… Read more >
Bionews

Shark Shakedown

All DC islands
July 14, 2021
Sharks play a vital role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem.  As top predators, they maintain balance… 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

Bleached Coral

Photo credit: © Kai Wulf

Coral Monitoring Finds Annual Coral Bleaching on Bonaire

Bonaire
June 18, 2021
A recent report released by STINAPA notes the occurrence of coral bleaching on Bonaire between 2016… 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 >

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