Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (14) – Invasive dangers to our forests A

Danger from outside, to our nature! No nature-related topic has shone so brilliantly in the media in the period from 2010-2020 as this one. Well, it wasn’t so much about the value of nature itself, but rather about the fact that

Felis dia di País Kòrsou!

Every year on October 10, the island of Curaçao celebrates the fact that the country became an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on October 10 2010.

Bird watching on Curaçao in October

October is a true transition month. While tropical depressions sometimes bring occasional rain showers as early as August and September, October is known as the month where the rainy season begins, more or less halfway through.

Wild flowers: Commelina erecta

When the humidity is right, the ground is wet and you have the luck to have the seeds of these plants in the ground, these little sweethearts will grow like crazy

Fungus: Clathrus sp.

The Latticed stinkhorn is called that for a reason. The mushroom produces a dark brown, rotting-flesh-smelling substance in the centre of its gauzy structure, which attracts flies and other insects.

Tiny critters: Ultramarine Hover Fly

During the large-scale biodiversity study conducted a couple of years ago by various scientists, primarily on Bonaire, a considerable number of small creatures were found and identified.

Fish: Green Moray eel

A strikingly large moray eel species is the Green Moray eel (Gymnothorax funebris), a species found in large parts of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Se

Wild flowers: Makurá

Bright red beans with a black dot are the feature of this plant that most people will recognize. The flowers are delicate and pink.

Video snippet: migratory waterbirds in Curaçao

he fall bird migration, in which millions of birds travel from North America to the Caribbean and South America to overwinter, is in full swing and the ABC-islands are the host for some of these species to overwinter on, or to use as a resting point before continuing their journey south.

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (13) – Forests, natural areas in danger (B)

The disruption of natural processes is the final blow to forests. The isolation of small patches of nature, disrupting not only animals but also plants in their natural habitat, is a common occurrence on the ABC Islands.

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