Leon Pors – Caribbean Footprint

Yellow Orioles (Icterus nigrogularis curasoensis) have been known to be regular victims of the invasive Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis).

Environment - Milieu Geology

A rocky warning

maart 6, 2025

Leon Pors

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On March 2, 2012, through a facebook post, I happened upon a blog that aims to ‘examine efforts to balance human affairs with the planet’s limits’.

Behaviour - Gedrag Fauna

Years ago I had the fortunate opportunity to work with a professional nature photographer, Peter van der Wolf. He had a highly developed sense of animal behavior, and this helped him, for example, to trace nests of breeding birds.

Environment - Milieu

Our failures in design

februari 18, 2025

Leon Pors

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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.

Curaçao Geology

Glimpses of the past

februari 11, 2025

Leon Pors

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

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Ten-legged alien

februari 9, 2025

Leon Pors

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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.

Caribbean Footprint

Auteur: Leon Pors

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