Blog – Pagina 4 – Caribbean Footprint

A common shell found on beaches on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.

Aruba

Happy Dia Nacional di Himno y Bandera Aruba!

maart 18, 2025

The Shoco (Athene cunicularia arubensis) , the endemic subspecies of Burrowing owl of Aruba, is the National Symbol of Aruba. An unique, but endangered bird species on the island.

Publications

Invasive Alien Species in Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire: Introduction pathways, population establishment and environmental impacts

maart 17, 2025

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Download link below! Title: Invasive Alien Species in Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire: Introduction pathways, population establishment and environmental impacts Author and publication date:Gerard van Buurt, Nov 20, 2024 Excerpt: Alien…

Fauna Insects - Insecten

Tiny critters: Elaphidion irroratum

maart 16, 2025

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The Elaphidion irroratum, is a well known beetle species from the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao that will often be attracted to artificial light.

Flora Wild flowers - Wilde bloemen

Wild flowers – Flaira

maart 14, 2025

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If there is a popular herb-like plant on the island it is the Flaira (Jatropha gossypiifolia). Either the variety with the green leaves, or the even more popular variety with the red leaves, the Flaira is one plant almost everyone wants in their garden.

Behaviour - Gedrag Birds - Vogels

Dealing with heat

maart 11, 2025

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What do birds do when they live in an extremely hot location and need to manage their body temperature.

Flora Wild flowers - Wilde bloemen

Wild flowers: Erythrina velutina

maart 10, 2025

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The month of March is a month of transitions. It is a month in which the dry season hits hard with occasionally a heavy rain shower that wakens nature for…

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’.

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Wild flowers: Bini-bini

maart 4, 2025

Michelle Pors-da Costa Gomez

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The Bini-Bini was first discovered in the Caribbean by one Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin in the period between 1755 and 1759. In 1773 the plant was found in Florida by William Bartram.

Environment - Milieu Fauna

World Wildlife Day 2025

maart 3, 2025

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With a world investing more and more in egos and deep pockets of a few, it is essential that we as a people fight for the quality of the daily habitat we all live in, including wildlife. This is not only the job of just a few individuals or organisations, it is the job of us all as users of these habitats. So what will you do in the close future to help protect wildlife?

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