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Proposed Mines in The Bahamas Threaten Winter Home of Migratory Shorebirds

Proposed Mines in The Bahamas Threaten Winter Home of Migratory Shorebirds

July 11, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

NEW YORK (June 25, 2020) – As threatened Piping Plovers are nesting in record numbers on the U.S. Atlantic Coast, their recovery could be jeopardized by a series of mining proposals in The Bahamas, where they spend almost two-thirds of each year. The Bahamian government is considering three projects to open part of Andros in […]

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The iguana man: saving the reptilian kings of the Bahamas

The iguana man: saving the reptilian kings of the Bahamas

August 5, 2013December 23, 2019 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Before the arrival of humans—with their dogs, cats, and wild pigs—the northern Bahamian rock iguana ruled its home range, being pound-for-pound among the biggest land animals on the islands. In these ecosystems, the iguana’s were the mega-grazers, the bison and elk of the Caribbean one might say. But hunting by humans, invasive species, and habitat […]

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Barber Park, 3/14/2013

Barber Park, 3/14/2013

March 30, 2013December 22, 2019 Scott Simmons 1 Comment

Yesterday morning I had to take my car to CarMax get the breaks fixed. I had an early morning meeting so I also had a little time to kill. So I dropped by the nearest birding hotspot I could find at Barber Park. It’s a pretty little park just west of rte 436 between rtes […]

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