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The Quill and Boven important bird areas
by The Daily Herald
Posted: May 11, 2009 14:29 UTC
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ST. EUATATIUS - Representatives of Birdlife Netherlands made it officially known Friday during a presentation at the Lt. Governor’s Office that The Quill and Boven areas in St. Eustatius National Park have been internationally recognised as important bird areas.
Bird Life (Vogelbescherming) Director Fred Wouters and advisor Bert Denneman were visiting St. Eustatius prior to joining nature conservation organisations at the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance board meeting taking place in Saba this week.
Nicole Esteban of St. Eustatius National Parks (Stenapa) was also present during the presentation, during which Wouters presented Lt. Governor Hyden Gittens with a copy of the new publication, Important Bird Areas (IBA) of the Caribbean, which features several pages about St. Eustatius.
In the publication, a characterisation is given of the Quill and Boven areas, as well as a list of bird species of international interest found in these areas, such as the Antillean Crested Hummingbird, Green-Throated Carib, Red-Billed Tropic Bird and Bridled Quail Dove.
Esteban said that Vogelbescherming had raised 120,000 euros from their membership in the Netherlands in 2008, for the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance to organise two bird conservation projects, to set up monitoring stations, and to produce bird identification sheets and guides for each island of the Netherlands Antilles.
She said that bird monitoring in St. Eustatius commenced in October 2008. As a result, the recognised bird list has increased from 56 resident and migrating birds to 58.
More information about Statia’s national park and its feathered inhabitants is available at the St. Eustatius National Parks Visitor Centre in Lower Town.
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