The fourth annual Endemic Animal Festival is just around the corner. This free, fun event highlights the unique animals that live only on our island or only in our region. Here’s the scoop about this year’s event: Endemic Animal Festival 2017 Sunday, April 23rd 9am-3pm Amuseum Naturalis All ages and free! Les Fruits de Mer’s …
The fourth annual Endemic Animal Festival is just around the corner. This free, fun event highlights the unique animals that live only on our island or only in our region. Here’s the scoop about this year’s event: Endemic Animal Festival 2017 Sunday, April 23rd 9am-3pm Amuseum Naturalis All ages and free! Les Fruits de Mer’s …
We’ve had quite a few school visits to Amuseum Naturalis in March, what a blast! There’s still time to schedule a group visit for your school class, or any group of any age. Get in touch to schedule a visit between now and the end of the month: contact us or use the form on …
Evolution is happening all around us, but the processes that create new species are also being undone at the same time. There are no bird species that live only on St. Martin. It’s not too surprising—on a clear day you can watch birds flying across to Anguilla or arriving here from Saba. Some birds even …
There’s a brand new way to explore nature at Amuseum Naturalis, and it’s a truly “scentsational” experience. St. Martin’s only natural history museum launched its new Smell Station exhibit as part of the international celebration of Decomposition Education and Awareness Day (DEAD). “Decomposition is an often overlooked part of the cycle of life,” explained Amuseum …
There’s a brand new way to explore nature at Amuseum Naturalis, and it’s a truly “scentsational” experience. St. Martin’s only natural history museum launched its new Smell Station exhibit as part of the international celebration of Decomposition Education and Awareness Day (DEAD). “Decomposition is an often overlooked part of the cycle of life,” explained Amuseum …
There’s something strange under the sand at the far end of Grand Case Bay. What is it and how did it get there? Help us solve this mystery!
It’s only been two months since Amuseum Naturalis officially launched its 2017 season in January, but the free natural history museum has already had over 5,000 visitors this year. To celebrate, Amuseum Naturalis creators Les Fruits de Mer are sharing a free ebook, Caribbean Curiosities: Island of Change. This ebook is the second volume in …
St. Martin was once home to a rather beautiful snake, the Leeward Island Racer. It was given the scientific name Alsophis rijgersmaei in honor of St. Martin’s 19th century physician and naturalist Dr. Hendrik Elingsz van Rijgersma. If you’re lucky, you might still see it on Anguilla or St. Barts. On this island, it seems …
Giant can be a relative term. The Giant African Land Snail is definitely a giant among land snails, even if it is only a few inches long. It also manages to be one of the world’s worst invasive species, but it is it a giant problem on St. Martin? What’s the big deal about this …