Sint Eustatius National Parks Foundation (STENAPA) is currently accepting applications for the position of Terrestrial Parks Manager. STENAPA is a small nature conservation foundation on the island of Sint Eustatius in the Caribbean Netherlands. As the Terrestrial Parks
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Help us Protect our Native Iguana
We can all help our local iguana by spotting the invasive Green Iguana and reporting it immediately to STENAPA. Take this poll to see if you know how to know the difference between the invasive Green Iguana and the protected Lesser….

Sea Turtle Season Begins on Statia
The sea turtle nesting season has officially begun on St Eustatius. STENAPA’s Marine Park Manager and Sea Turtle Program Coordinator, Jessica Berkel found 18 green sea turtle activities (beach crawls with or without successful nesting) …..
SWOT XV Sea Turtles of the Caribbean
The latest report of the State of the World’s Sea Turtles is all about our Caribbean sea turtles! You can find us on page 21 and enjoy learning about the sea turtles nearest you.

Statia's Red-Billed Tropic Bird Population
Nesting takes place in loose colonies, as they nest on a scrape found on a cliff face that is easy to take off from. A single egg is laid and is incubated by both sexes for about six weeks. Whether the egg hatches or not can be influenced by pollution……

ReforeStatia Blog III
To begin with, the 11 – 16th of November was Statia Week leading up to Statia Day, a national holiday that commemorates the date in 1776, when Statia became the first foreign land to salute the American fleet and recognise the country’s independence. Statia also adopted a new flag on……