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Dominique Noiré

Vibrant
In Colombier in June, cattle graze under the flamboyant trees. One can only admire the vibrant colors and peace that this scenery offers to the senses.
Vulnerable
A old Creole house being taken over by vegetation. St Martin heritage is disapp…

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Dominique Noiré

Vibrant Beautiful patterns on this French Angelfish, frequently encountered under our waters. Vulnerable A Caribbean reef shark with a hook in its mouth. THe Ocean needs these predators to clean the reefs of the weaker and sick fish.They need to be left alone. It is estimated that 100 millions sharks are killed each year around […]

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Dominique Noiré

Vibrant This hawksbill turtle made it ! It survived the long and tiring crawl from its nest to the Ocean. Now it is enjoying the freedom to swim and search for its food (mainly sponges, grass and jelly fish). Vulnerable As it grows mainly in less than 20 feet of water Elkhorn coral is at […]

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Alice Claeyssens

Vibrant The wild side of St Martin, by Petites cayes, one of the last virgin areas of the island where Atlantic meets Caribbean, where the wild sea meets the wild vegetation and wildlife of a deserted beach and intact forrest. Vulnerable Over furnished beaches like philipsburg or Orient beach (here philipsburg) to answer a massive […]

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Alice Claeyssens

Vibrant Little St martiner fishing on the dock of Grand Case Bay, trying to catch small fish hiding under the dock. this scene offers a traditional vision of recreation activities that should remain in island children education. no need for computers or iphone for children to entertain, the sea should be the first playground for […]

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Dominique Noiré

Vibrant Vocal sugarbirds on my fence : A few grains of sugar and a piece of papaya make a feast for the sugarbirds. Vulnerable From January till June, humpback whales can be seen in our waters where they come to breed and give birth. They need to be left alone. Today, the largest conservation issues […]

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Dominique Noiré

Vibrant Our beaches are among the most beautiful in the world. Golden sands, turquoise waters and blue skies combine to delight the senses. Vulnerable From March to October, turtles come and lay their eggs on St Martin beaches. It is very important to keep track and protect the nests from animals and human predators. Volunteers […]

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Alice Claeyssens

Vibrant Meet the colorful bearded anole, only found on st Martin, here on Almond grove in a shady garden. i love to observe lizards, they are all different and always curious, they like to play hide and seek. they are an emblematic figure of our caribbean islands. Vulnerable This Juvenile Anguilla Bank Anole, or Tree […]

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Amandine Vaslet

Vivant Cette vue de l’ilet Pinel, situé dans la Réserve Naturelle de Saint-Martin, illustre le contraste entre une plage bondée et une plage déserte. Les différences sont également bien visibles entre les façades nord-est de l’ile exposées aux courants et à la houle et la côte plus calme orientée vers la baie de Cul-de-Sac. Vulnérable […]

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Raphael Jacques

Vibrant Cette fleur a peine eclose exposee aux alizes se nourissant du soleil. Young beautiful flower on the shore feeding with alizes and the sun. Vulnerable Quoi de plus vulnerable que des coquillages attaches a un rocher, attendant que la houle leur donne a manger, en premiere ligne face a la polution, et a la […]

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