St. Eustatius
A volcanic island with black sand beaches, St. Eustatius features two very different landscapes. The southeast end of the island is dominated by a dormant volcano, the Quill, full of dense forests and clouds that bring rain forest conditions, while the lower northern hills have a drier weather pattern and savannah-like vegetation and fauna.
Bromeliad sp. in tree on crater rim
Photo credit: ยฉ Henkjan Kievit (SHAPE/DCNA
Nature Park Management
Member Organization
St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation (STENAPA) manages The Quill and Boven National Park, St. Eustatius National Marine Park and the Miriam C. Schmidt Botanical Garden.
Contact information
For general questions:
Telephone: +599 318 2884
Email: outreach@statiapark.org
Visiting address
St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation,
Oranjebaaiweg 59
St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean
Visiting hours
Mon-Fri 07:00-17:00
St. Eustatius National Parks
St. Eustatius' Key Species & Ecosystems
Green Turtle
(Chelonia mydas)
Photo credit: ยฉ Brenda Kirkby
Bromeliad sp. in tree on crater rim
Photo credit: ยฉ Henkjan Kievit (SHAPE/DCNA
Lesser Antillean Iguana
(Iguana delicatissima)
Photo credit: ยฉ Philippa King-Stenapa
St. Eustatius Boven Hill
Red-bellied Racer
(Alsophis rufiventris)
Photo credit: ยฉ Henkjan Kievit (SHAPE/DCNA)
Latest updates from Stenapa St Eustatius
Statia Photo Contest is back!
This fun Phone Photo Challenge of Adventure and Tranquility on St Eustatius starts now!
St. Eustatius TourismShoot! Submit! and Win!
Happy Tuesday. Join in the fun to win some great prizes!๐๐๐น
Let's Go!!
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Weโve had our first emerged nest this weekend!
Early yesterday (Monday) morning the STENAPA team excavated this green sea turtle nest. This process gives us insight into how successful the nest was - how many successfully hatched and emerged.
While digging for this data, these two lucky hatchlings who were left behind and unable to make it out on their own were able to make it to the sea.
Blue Marine Foundation Elizabeth Scarlett #SeaTurtles #NatureOnStatia
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Wow! This is truly amazing to hear and such an incredibly beautiful picture, thank you so much for sharing and for all you do to protect this precious species โค๏ธ๐ข
Mark Bergsma je was een jaar te vroeg
How’s your success rate
๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ~ ๐๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Our local iguana, the Lesser Antillean Iguana (๐๐จ๐ถ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฎ๐ข), deserves all the conservation effort and awareness we can generate. This critically endangered species is no longer found on many of the islands they used to call home. As one of the last few islands that can boast to have this amazing animal and dutiful seed-disperser, we are happy that we are 'Scaling up for Success'!
Read more to find out how!
Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance Postcode Loterij Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit RAVON #iguana #IguanaAwarenessDay
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Are you and avid bird watcher?
Can you relate to @Binke van Es?
Going on now ~ Saba Bird Fest. If you are on Saba, you can sign up for a bird-watching tour!: sabapark.org/guided-bird-tour
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๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ~
Sea turtle nesting season has begun! โจ
Last year, we did not see a lot of activity. We were hopeful that they would return this year and we are happy to announce that they are back!
๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ถ Thanks to volunteers, we have done 182 beach patrols, where we walked the lengths of all the beaches on the island and look for sea turtle activity. This can include tracks only or signs or nesting behaviour.
Yesterday, September 6th, we recorded the 200th activity! We can tell from the information that 173 are green turtle activities, 16 hawksbill and 11 unknown / unidentified sea turtles have visited Statia so far. We know of 21 confirmed nests and are aware of possibly 17 unconfirmed nests of green sea turtles. We could potentially have 38 nests!
๐ข Amazingly, in only 4 night patrols, we encountered 17 (green) sea turtles.
๐ Due to sections that almost always get washed away, we have had to relocate 6 nests to give them a chance to develop, emerge and head to sea. 810 eggs have been given a second chance. ๐
Thank you Blue Marine Foundation & Elizabeth Scarlett for your continued support!
#NatureOnStatia
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What an incredible update! This is so heartwarming to hear - people coming together to help these incredible creatures who face numerous challenges in the wild. Every effort counts, and it's moments like these that make conservation efforts all the more worthwhile! ๐๐ข
Great work...๐
That is great!!! ๐ฅณ๐ข those were some buisy nights!
Great work ๐
Keep up the good work!!
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Our mission today was to remove garbage from the airport cliff and we were able to deliver over 300 lbs of litter for processing at Statia Waste Solutions.
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Good job
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Super