Bird Watch: Almost Human?
The desire to see ourselves in birds is powerful. They do lots of “human” stuff. Seeing them as versions of us doesn’t necessarily help us understand them better, but feeling the commonality does bring us closer to nature.
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SXM DOET Zoo Video
Here’s a short video about the project we just did with SXM DOET and Be the Change SXM at the St. Maarten Zoo:
SXM DOET Zoo Video
Here’s a short video about the project we just did with SXM DOET and Be the Change SXM at the St. Maarten Zoo:
Native Animal Signage at the St. Maarten Zoo
Yesterday we took part in a fantastic project to add native animal signage to the St. Maarten Zoo. The Zoo is a favorite spot for local and visiting kids and families. It’s also a space where many of our native animal species can be seen, including some that are only found in our region. We …
Native Animal Signage at the St. Maarten Zoo
Yesterday we took part in a fantastic project to add native animal signage to the St. Maarten Zoo. The Zoo is a favorite spot for local and visiting kids and families. It’s also a space where many of our native animal species can be seen, including some that are only found in our region. We …
Wild Statia: Flying Zebras
The Zebra Longwing is one of Statia’s most beautiful and captivating butterflies. It also has a truly amazing life history with plenty of surprising details.
Bird Watch SXM: Where are they now?
Our three egret species nest together in large colonies, but changes to St. Martin’s wetlands have kept some of these colonies on the move.
Sharing St. Martin Wildlife
We are working on a very cool project to improve the zoo by creating signage telling the story of St. Martin’s native animals. It’s a story we want to tell to the local kids who visit the school and also a chance to share something unique and authentic about St. Martin with the tourists that …
Wild Statia: Voous on Statia
It is impossible to say when the study of wildlife on Statia became essentially modern, but Voous publication on birds in the early 1950s is as good a marker as any.
Amuseum Naturalis Exhibit on Women and People of Color to Open Tuesday, Feb. 9th
Island residents and tourists of all ages are invited to the free grand opening of the exhibit Women, People of Color, and the Making of Natural History in the Caribbean, on Tuesday, February 9 from 6-10pm at Amuseum Naturalis in Grand Case. The exhibit is a special series at Amuseum Naturalis, created to shine a …