Bonaire – Caribbean Footprint

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

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Wild flowers: Commelina erecta

oktober 6, 2025

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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

Fauna Insects - Insecten

Tiny critters: Ultramarine Hover Fly

oktober 1, 2025

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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.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Fish: Green Moray eel

september 29, 2025

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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

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Wild flowers: Makurá

september 24, 2025

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

Ecology - Ecologie

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

september 18, 2025

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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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Wild flowers: Ceratosanthes palmata

september 16, 2025

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The plant known scientifically as Ceratosanthes palmata occurs on all three ABC-islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao .

Fauna Insects - Insecten

Moth species: Nepheloleuca politia

september 10, 2025

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The Nepheloleuca politia is a moth species belonging to the Geometridae family.

Birds - Vogels Fauna

Young and adult – Yellow-crowned night heron

september 8, 2025

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The Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) is one of 2 species of night herons living and breeding on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Fish: The Stoplight Parrotfish

september 3, 2025

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While snorkelling in the clear sea of the ABC Islands, if you’re lucky, you might encounter several parrotfish species underwater. One of these is the so-called Stoplight Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride).

Caribbean Footprint

Tag: Bonaire

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

Wild flowers: Commelina erecta

Tiny critters: Ultramarine Hover Fly

Fish: Green Moray eel

Wild flowers: Makurá

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

Wild flowers: Ceratosanthes palmata

Moth species: Nepheloleuca politia

Young and adult – Yellow-crowned night heron

Fish: The Stoplight Parrotfish

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