STINAPA Bonaire

STINAPA Bonaire
P.O. BOX 368, Bonaire,
Dutch Caribbean
Headquarter visitor’s address:
Barcadera 10, Bonaire,
Dutch Caribbean
Phone + 599 717 8444
Fax + 599 717 7318

Opening Times:
Washington Park: 8 am – 5 pm
STINAPA Headquarters: 8 am – 4 pm

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STINAPA Bonaire

11 hours ago

STINAPA Bonaire

Bon dia, bon siman everybody🦩

Enjoy this short read of our precious flamingosToday’s #coronalockdown #creaturefeature is the Caribbean Flamingo!
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Locally known as Chogogo on the ABC islands, the Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) has reached near celebrity status on Bonaire, where it is celebrated as the island’s national bird.
Thousands of flamingos can regularly be seen foraging in the island’s saliñas. They are hard to miss with bright pink bodies, long pink legs and very long neck typical of the flamingo family. The carotene in the brine shrimp, their favorite food, is what gives the feathers their pink color.
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What is less known is just how important Bonaire is to the Caribbean Flamingo. The flamingo population depends on just four major breeding sites in the Caribbean: Great Inagua, Cuba, Yucatan and Bonaire. On Bonaire, the flamingos breed exclusively in the Pekelmeer flamingo sanctuary in the south of the island, typically from January to July. Up to 3,000 breeding pairs use the sanctuary every year; females lay a single white egg in a volcano-shaped nest built from mud.
The Pekelmeer sanctuary meets all the specific breeding and nesting needs of flamingos: ground that is neither too soft nor too hard, sufficient food with a high salt level, fresh water, and minimal disturbance. The salt company Cargill, adjusts the water level within the sanctuary to ensure that it is optimal for breeding flamingos. Once the breeding season is over, a portion of the colony flies to mainland Venezuela to feed in lagoons along the Venezuelan coast. The conservation efforts being done by STINAPA Bonaire are critical in ensuring the health of the species
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#nature #environment #conservation #dutchcaribbean #aruba #bonaire #curacao #saba #sinteustatius #sintmaarten #wildlife #naturalist #birding #citizenscience #forests #flamingo #caribbean #nationalparks #science #dcna 📸 Rostislav Stach SHAPE/DCNA … See MoreSee Less

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STINAPA Bonaire

5 days ago

STINAPA Bonaire

[ENG] Biologists and Marine Park Rangers have been working hard as well. One of the projects we’re working on is monitoring sargassum in Bonaire with the support of the harbour master. After investigating how the current moves in Lagun, we were able to place these booms as effectively as possible to protect the mangroves and seagrass. They were placed in Sorobon, Lagun, and Kontiki. 🌱🙂

[PAP] Biólogo nan i Marine Park Ranger nan tambe ta trahando duru! Un di nos proyekto nan andando ta: monitoreo di e sargassum na Boneiru ku e apoyo di ‘havenmeester”. Despues di investigá kon e koriente ta move na Lagun, nos a logra pone e ‘boom” nan mas efektivo ku ta hasi e protekshon di e palu di mangel nan i yerba di laman posibel. Nos a pone esaki nan na Sorobon, Lagun i Kontiki.🌱🙂 … See MoreSee Less

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STINAPA Bonaire

6 days ago

STINAPA Bonaire

Even though Washington Slagbaai Park is closed, rangers have been working hard every day doing maintenance work in the park. Look at the progress so far! 🤩

Maske Washington Slagbaai Park ta será, ranger nan ta trahando duru tur dia riba mantenshon di parke. Djis wak e desaroyo!🤩 … See MoreSee Less

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STINAPA Bonaire

1 week ago

STINAPA Bonaire

Some positive news for the day:
To the kind person who left this outside for us, thank you! We really appreciate it, the Junior Ranger Program will make great use of it.🙌

Un nota positivo pa awe:
Na e pèrsona amabel ku a laga esaki pafó di nos ofisina: Danki!
Nos ta apresi’é hopi! E programa di Junior Ranger sigur lo hasi bon uso di dje.🙌 … See MoreSee Less

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STINAPA Bonaire

1 week ago

STINAPA Bonaire

[ENG] We found 30kg of this dumped by a restaurant near where Coco Beach used to be located. Please take into consideration that donating to organizations is highly advised. There are plenty of people from Bonaire who would love to make soup from this.

[PAP] Nos a haña 30kg di kabes i wesu di lomba di piská bentá na laman serka di kaminda Coco Beach tabata antes. Un restaurant a hasi esaki. Den futuro, por hasi donashon na organisashon nan. Tin hopi hende na Boneiru ku gana di dal un sopi di kabes di piská. … See MoreSee Less

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