Category Archives: Wild Statia

Wild Statia: Bugs and Their Babies

This week in Wild Statia we take a closer look at some of the island’s smaller animals and their parenting skills and social tendencies.

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Wild Statia: Bugs and Their Babies

This week in Wild Statia we take a closer look at some of the island’s smaller animals and their parenting skills and social tendencies.

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Wild Statia – The Forest Katydid

Cute and quirky, the Forest Katydid spends its days hiding in tree hollows or pretending to be part of a branch. It’s a unique part of Statia’s woodland ecology that deserves a closer look.

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Wild Statia: History’s Mysteries

How is the history of Statia intertwined with its natural history? We take a look at the intersection of the two in this week’s Wild Statia.

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Wild Statia: Endemic Abundance

Work continues on the Statian wildlife book, with a productive visit in late-March further documenting local wildlife. Here, in the 10th Wild Statia column, we look at the island’s regional endemics.

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Wild Statia: The Coralita Eaters

Here’s the latest Wild Statia column, taking a closer look at the insects eating Coralita, an invasive vine that has come to cover a significant portion of the island.

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Wild Statia: Understanding the Tropicbird

Learn about the Red-billed Tropicbird and the important nesting colony on Statia in this week’s Wild Statia article.

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Wild Statia: Understanding the Tropicbird

Learn about the Red-billed Tropicbird and the important nesting colony on Statia in this week’s Wild Statia article.

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Wild Statia at Mardis de Grand Case

At our booth at Mardis de Grand Case this week we did a short presentation about the wildlife of Statia and our work researching and writing a book about it. If you missed the presentation, it is shared here on iCloud and you can download it with presenters notes in a PDF here. Don’t forget …

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Strange Creatures at Zeelandia

Find out what strange things we found on the beach in Statia!

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