2025 – Pagina 11 – Caribbean Footprint

Island endemics – Anolis lineatus

februari 20, 2025

The Tree Anole or Kaku is a frequently seen guest on beaches, in gardens and of course in the wild areas of both Aruba and Curaçao. It is an endemic species for these two islands, a species only occurring here and nowhere else.

Environment - Milieu

Our failures in design

februari 18, 2025

Leon Pors

Not that long ago, all household garbage on Curacao was dumped into the sea, an act deemed acceptable because the sea was seen as this huge endless pit that would take care of our failures. Even today, dumping garbage overboard while underway is still a valid way of cleaning up, on board of ocean going vessels.

Fauna Insects - Insecten

Butterfly species: Gulf fritillary

februari 17, 2025

Michelle Pors-da Costa Gomez

Curaçao has about 58 butterfly species and in addition at least dozens of moth species, most of which have not yet been identified. Aruba and Bonaire have a similar diversity

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Shells: Caribbean Four-tooth Nerite

februari 14, 2025

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Marine snails which are part of the Nerite family often have small teethlike protrusions which can often be found on the mouth plate (columella fold), the calcerous part at the opening at the bottom of the shell where the slug’s body moves to the outside.

Flora Wild flowers - Wilde bloemen

Wild flowers- Banana di ref/rif

februari 13, 2025

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Along the entire northern coast of our island, in the saliñas and along inlets and inner bays, grows a small plant that we all walk over carelessly and hardly look at.

Curaçao Geology

Glimpses of the past

februari 11, 2025

Leon Pors

Ammonites are extinct relatives to modern day octopuses and squids. The shells are chambered, in contrast to the shells of snails.

Publications

Download Book ‘Rikesa di yobida‘ now!

februari 10, 2025

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The very popular book ‘Rikesa di yobida’, written by authors Gerard van Buurt and Carel de Haseth and illustrated with pictures by these authors and by Leon Pors, was published in 2011 by Fundashon Bon Intenshon on Curaçao.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Ten-legged alien

februari 9, 2025

Leon Pors

This beautiful and delicate creature is a relatively abundant inhabitant of the Caribbean coastal waters. It belongs to the order of Decapoda which is Latin for ten (deca) legged (poda), but most non-scientists will just refer to the name crabs while talking about these creatures.

Flora Wild flowers - Wilde bloemen

Wild flowers- Mexican poppy

februari 8, 2025

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A wild plant you can mainly find on places where the original vegetation is heavily disturbed is the so called Mexican poppy or Flowering thistle.

Flora Wild flowers - Wilde bloemen

Wild flowers – Cawara / Karawara (di mondi) (Cordia dentata)

februari 7, 2025

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When it rains the mondi is full with these cream coloured flowers, growing in dense clusters on shrubs or small trees that have dark green leaves that feel rough to the touch.

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