Fish: Blue Tang Surgeonfish

The Atlantic Blue Tang or Blue Tang surgeonfish is a species native to the Caribbean, Western and Eastern Atlantic as well as the Golf of Mexico. It belongs to the Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) family .

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (16) – in memory of a legend

In 2011, the legendary environmental activist Wanghari Maathai, passed away. She founded the Green Belt Movement, an organisation that is a game changer in community-based solutions for e.g. environmental issues.

Wild flowers: Priva lappulacea

The flora of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao has many species that are often considered as mere pests or weeds when growing in undesired locations. Catstongue is a very good example.

Plants with a warning: Casearia tremula

As soon as the rainy season begins and these trees begin to grow at an accelerated pace, and the older plants begin to produce flowers and fruit, questions about this topic explode online. Since a love of greenery often comes through the stomach…

Tiny critters: Vagrant grasshopper

The ABC Islands are home to countless different species of crickets and grasshoppers, most of which haven’t yet been properly identified because little research has been done. The grasshoppers found on our islands live a mysterious life in nature

Breeding birds of the ABC-islands: White-cheeked pintails

There are several species of ducks present on the islands and one of the breeding species is the White-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis), a breeding bird on Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.

Introduced species: Tokay gecko

The Tokay gecko is popular terrarium pet all over the world and can also be found in the collection of small zoos all around the world. That is exactly how the species ended up on the island of Curaçao

Wild flowers: Parkinsonia aculeata

A tree that also likes to grow in the nutritious and moist soil of a dam or similar kind of natural area is the relatively rare Bonchi strena (Parkinsonia aculeata).

Bird watching on Curaçao in November

November usually marks the end of the masses of migratory birds passing through the many habitas of the island, but that doesn’t mean there will be no surprises left. Time has told us that the month of November sometimes provides with incredible sightings of rare species and even new species to the island.

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (15) – Invasive dangers to our forests B

It’s bizarre how little legislation and control there is in 2025 over the import of plants, soil, building materials, and all other products in which harmful organisms can hide.

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