Since the publication of the 2nd edition of the book, and particularly during the French-translation process a few errors have been found. So far, they are mostly small typos and such, but Amandine found a big one. Actually, comically huge, as it places about 10,000 species in the wrong taxon. In the millipedes section, it says that millipedes make up […]

If you are interested in birds, I recommend liking the page for the SCSCB, the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds. You’ll get bird conservation news and plenty of great photos and information about birds that live in our region. I learn something new there most days. For example, I just learned that this is a 2nd-year […]

I just started doing a column about birds in the Weekender section of The Daily Herald. The first one is in today’s paper. If you don’t normally get the Herald, I guess you’d better start getting the Saturday edition at least.

Do you have an old camera you don’t use anymore? During the September program with with youth from the I Can and Ujima Homes, one of the sessions will be learning wildlife photography. The plan is to teach them wildlife photography techniques while also studying the animals living in scrub habitats. Many kids have a camera on their phone or […]

I had a fantastic hike yesterday with Juan Pablo Piscione and the hiking guides from Tri-Sport. We took the trail from Guana Bay to Pointe Blanche—one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline on the island—and we all learned a lot about wildlife and how to tell the story of the island in an entertaining and memorable way. They’ve been […]

The whimbrel is a gorgeous shorebird that breeds up in the arctic and then spends its winters in the south, including St. Martin. These birds will often return to the exact same locations each year, so the ones we see on St. Martin each winter may be coming back over and over, just like many of the tourists who visit […]

Here is an announcement that I encourage folks to share. Yesterday I delivered five copies of the new guide to the Jubilee Library in Philipsburg, so please go check them out! I also let them know that if all the copies are checked out at once, I will bring them more, and I would love to see that happen. The […]

If you want to know more about what happened at the meeting of The Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds, check out this article from today’s Daily Herald.

(Continuing with the theme from the last post.) What is the unique aspect of St. Martin’s heritage that makes it not just another sunny island, but a story that visitors will remember and recount to their friends and family? I don’t think it is wildlife, or at least, I don’t think it is just wildlife. Promoting the real St. Martin […]

Roughly fifty years ago, St. Martin pivoted towards tourism as a new economic engine for the island. Although it seems like an obvious choice in retrospect, I think at the time it took remarkable foresight. The leaders at the time took a chance, and when cheaper air travel and increased cruise ship tourism became a reality, the island was ready […]