Blog – Pagina 4 – Caribbean Footprint

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?

Fauna Insects - Insecten

Butterfly species: Tropical striped blue

februari 28, 2025

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Almost all year round this mini butterfly, the Tropical striped blue (Leptotes cassius) can be found on the flowers of the Wayaca, the Banana di ref, the Wabi, the Beyísima and many other flowering plants.

Fauna Uncategorized

Birds: the Green Heron

februari 27, 2025

Michelle Pors-da Costa Gomez

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Wherever there is a body of water, there is a good chance that a Green Heron is somewhere nearby.

Flora Wild flowers - Wilde bloemen

Wild flowers: Passiflora foetida

februari 26, 2025

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A popular wild flower on the islands is the wild Passion flower, or Korona di la birgen as it is called in Papiamentu.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Blue-legged hermit crabs

februari 25, 2025

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There are several species of hermit crabs and one of them is the blue-legged hermit crab, an animal that can be found in shallow water in various parts of the Caribbean Sea and therefore also on our island.

Behaviour - Gedrag Fauna

Fatherly care

februari 24, 2025

Leon Pors

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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.

Flora Wild flowers - Wilde bloemen

Wild flowers: Common prickly pear

februari 22, 2025

Michelle Pors-da Costa Gomez

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The spiny Infrou (Opuntia caracassana). This native cactus does exceptionally well on the island as it favours degraded areas such as pieces of land.

Flora Wild flowers - Wilde bloemen

Wild flowers: Brassavola nodosa

februari 21, 2025

Michelle Pors-da Costa Gomez

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The best-known orchid that naturally occurs on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao is perhaps the Brassavola nodosa, also known as the ‘Lady of the Night’.

Fauna Reptiles - Reptielen

Island endemics – Anolis lineatus

februari 20, 2025

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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.

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