Category Archives: News

A Piece of St. Martin Wildlife

I’m going to be doing short wildlife articles for SXMInfo.fr. The first one is online now, about one of my favorite lizards that only lives on St. Martin. You can read it here.

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SCSCB Conference

Here are a pair of gray kingbirds. They are a common bird on St. Martin, but this photo was taken in Grenada, where I spent the last week attending the meeting of the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds. It was an amazing meeting, with over 160 attendees from 35 different countries throughout the Caribbean and beyond. […]

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Second Edition Book Launch Photos

Here are some great photos of the book launch event taken by Olivia Roudon. Once again, thanks to all who attended! The turnout was amazing, and it included many very generous people. Seventeen people participated in the buy-one-give-one program to donate books to local schools. We also had representatives from many of the island’s best environmental, educational and volunteer groups, […]

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2nd Edition of St. Martin Wildlife Guide Free for Download

We are pleased to announce that the 2nd edition of The Incomplete Guide to the Wildlife of Saint Martin is now available in its entirety as a free download from this site. In keeping with our goal of making wildlife education as accessible as possible, we are happy to share this guide for free. You can download the guide via […]

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Book Launch This Evening

If Oleander Aphids could read, they would surely come with their friends and family to the launch of the all-new, second edition of The Incomplete Guide to the Wildlife of Saint Martin. The event is free and open to all and it’s happening this evening from 6-8pm at the Jubilee Library in Philipsburg. From 6-7 there will be a short […]

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Buy-one-give-one at the Book Launch

At the book launch, you can buy a copy of the book for $20. We will also have a buy-one-give-one program. For $30, you get one copy to take home with you and one copy will be donated to a school, library or other institution on your behalf. You can sign a sticker at the event that will be put […]

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Book Launch in One Week

If the book launch was going to be held in a cave, Jamaican fruit bats would surely bring all their friends. Of course, it’s not being held in a cave, it will be at the Jubilee Library in Philipsburg, one week from today (Tuesday, July 23rd, 6-8pm). The event is free and open to everyone, so please invite your friends […]

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Book Launch in Two Weeks

The official launch of the all-new second edition of The Incomplete Guide to the Wildlife of St. Martin is happening in just two weeks at the Jubilee Library in Philipsburg. The new book is pretty fantastic and only $20. Skip Lazell, who has studied Caribbean biology and ecology for fifty years, has called it “the best, and most complete, natural […]

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Book Launch Poster – Photo Giveaway

Want a free 6″x9″ photo print of a St. Martin animal? Download a book launch poster, put it up, take a photo and post it to Facebook or email it to me and I’ll give you a photo at the book launch. You can download the poster here: http://www.sxmwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/book-launch-poster.pdf Thanks for spreading the word online and out in the real […]

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More Kickstarter Backers Enjoying Their Books

Here are a few more photos from folks who backed the Kickstarter project to fund the book printing enjoying their books…with style!

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