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Aug

We now present the Official Bahamas National Trust Eco-Camp Andros 2017 video, “It changed my life”! This video captures this year’s Eco-Camp experience from the perspectives of campers! Eco-Camp Andros 2017 would not have been possible without the aid of our generous sponsors to whom we extend our greatest gratitude. Also, a sincere thank you to all the staff, volunteers, parents and campers who were apart of the 2017 Bahamas National Trust Eco-Camp journey to Andros, which was an amazing transformational experience for all of us! Please like, love, comment and SHARE this video to broaden our support for Eco-camp....

May

The Bahama Oriole – Fewer Than 300 Left In The World And All On Andros

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The Bahamas National Trust is collaborating with the Omland Lab at the University of Maryland to determine nesting habitat for the Bahama Oriole on Andros – where fewer than 300 of these rare birds are thought to live. Up to this point, orioles were thought to nest almost exclusively in developed areas, in non-native coconut palms. But initial research in 2011 observed adult birds foraging in pine and coppice forest. Current research let by Dr. Kevin Omland of the Omland Lab, University of Maryland, Baltimore County discovered orioles nesting deep within the pine forests, building in understory palms and in...

Jan

New Insect Species Discovered at Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve on Eleuthera

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A new species of insect has been discovered at the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve in Governor’s Harbour, The Bahamas National Trust’s (BNT) first national park on Eleuthera. The insect is a katydid and belongs to the same group as grasshoppers and crickets in the order Orthoptera. Specimens of this new species were first collected in 2013 by Dr. PaulA. De Luca, an assistant professor in the Biology Department at the University of The Bahamas. He made the discovery while conducting a survey of arthropods (the animal group that includes insects, spiders, scorpions,centipedes and crabs) at the Preserve. According to...

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