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2016 Heritage Photo Contest and Exhibition

(Pour la traduction française, cliquez ici.) The Spirit of St. Martin The Heritage Photo Contest and Exhibition is an opportunity to showcase St. Martin/St. Maarten’s unique natural, cultural and historic heritage. The theme of this year’s contest and exhibition is The Spirit of St. Martin. We invite photographers to share photos that showcase something that …

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Iguana Day Video

We did a short video of the Anguilla Iguana Day festivities, including a walk around Cove Pond where we saw some invasive Green Iguanas as well a lot of native wetland wildlife, including Black-necked Stilts and their nests. In the afternoon, there wer…

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Anguilla Iguana Day

On Saturday, Les Fruits de Mer had the chance to engage in some inter-island wildlife education cross-pollination at the first annual Anguilla Iguana Day, hosted by the Anguilla National Trust. Including a wetland walk to see some invasive Green Iguanas and an afternoon full of games and crafts, it was a wonderful chance to learn …

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2016 Endemic Animal Festival in Photos, Part Two

Here’s another set of great photos from the 2016 Endemic Animal Festival from Agnès Etchegoyen. Thanks again to all the volunteers, everyone who came out to enjoy the event, the St. Maarten Zoo and our sponsors: Buccaneer Beach Bar, Calmos Cafe,

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Impressions of Endemic Animal Festival 2016

We were lucky to have Maël Renault filming at the event, so we cut together a little video to share the Endemic Animal Festival experience.

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Endemic Animal Festival Highlights Local Nature at the Zoo

Local wildlife took over the St. Maarten Zoo this past Sunday morning, and over 400 people came out to see and learn about it. The occasion was the third Endemic Animal Festival, an annual wildlife discovery event created by the Les Fruits de Mer association to celebrate the unique animals that are found only on …

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Endemic Animal Festival in Photos, Part One

The 2016 Endemic Animal Festival was a great success, with over 400 people attending and having a great time. Here are a few photos of the event, taken by Les Fruits de Mer member and photographer Maël Renault.

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Bird Watch SXM: A Caribbean Story

With the 2016 Endemic Animal Festival coming up tomorrow morning, what better time to take a closer look at on the of the best Caribbean stories of all time:

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Wild Statia: 200 Meters in the Windward Islands

200 meters (actually 200 metres for everyone except poor Americans like me who barely know what a metre is) doesn’t seem like a whole lot. But if you’re talking altitude—and we are—it is a pretty big deal around here. Take a trip upward in the latest Wild Statia:

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Sunday’s Endemic Animal Festival Offers Free Admission to Zoo

Island residents and visitors are invited to get in touch with the wild side of “Only on St. Martin” this Sunday at the third annual Endemic Animal Festival. The free wildlife discovery event, created by the Les Fruits de Mer association, celebrates the animals that are found only on this island or only in this …

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