BioNews 8 - September 2013

This month’s issue focuses attention on the conservation efforts on the Windward side of the Dutch Caribbean. On St. Maarten, these days sharks are protected by law, largely due to the determination of the Nature Foundation. Their Shark Research Project is aimed at determining whether these protective measures have the desired effect and shark numbers are indeed rising again. On Saba and St. Eustatius James Ackerman and Raymond Tremblay of the University of Puerto Rico have continued their long-term population viability study of two beautiful and rare orchid species in order to produce management recommendations to save these species from local extinction.

• ‘Research of the Month‘: Shark Research on St. Maarten (Nature Foundation)
• Orchid Research on Saba and St. Eustatius
• Overview of Research and Monitoring Efforts
• Calendar of Upcoming Events, Meetings and Workshops