DOCSLIB.ORG

Abacos Acklins Andros Berry Islands Bimini Cat Island

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Abacos Acklins Andros Berry Islands Bimini Cat Island ABACOS ACKLINS ANDROS BERRY ISLANDS BIMINI CAT ISLAND CROOKED ISLAND ELEUTHERA EXUMAS HARBOUR ISLAND LONG ISLAND RUM CAY SAN SALVADOR omewhere O UT there, emerald wa- ters guide you to a collection of islands where pink Ssands glow at sunset, where your soul leaps from every windy cliff into the warm, blue ocean below. And when you anchor away in a tiny island cove and know in your heart that you are its sole inhabitant, you have found your island. It happens quietly, sud- denly, out of the blue. I found my island one day, OUT of the blue. OuT of the blue. BIMINI ACKLINS & Fishermen love to tell stories about CROOKED ISLAND the one that got away… but out Miles and miles of glassy water never here in Bimini, most fishermen take deeper than your knees make the home stories and photos of the bonefishermen smile. There’s nothing big one they actually caught! Just out here but a handful of bone- 50 miles off the coast of Miami, fishing lodges, shallow waters and Bimini is synonymous with deep still undeveloped wilderness. Endless sea fishing and the larger-than-life blue vistas and flocks of flaming-pink legend of Hemingway (a frequent flamingos are the well kept secrets Something Borrowed, adventurer in these waters). You’re of these two peculiar little islands, never a stranger very long on this separated only by a narrow passage Something Blue. fisherman’s island full of friendly called “The Going Through.” smiles and record-setting catches. Chester’s Highway Inn A wedding in the Out Islands of the Bahamas is a Resorts World Bimini Bonefish Lodge wedding you will always remember. Setting the stage www.rwbimini.com www.chestersbonefishlodge.com for a yearly remembering of the day two became one Bimini Big Game Club Tranquillity on the Bay Resort on pink sand, surrounded by storybook towns and www.biggameclubbimini.com www.tranquillityonthebay.com your closest friends. Everyone swept up in a gentle breeze and the magic of the setting Caribbean sun. Getting married on one of our undiscovered islands (not far off the Florida coast) has never been easier. Couples must be in the Bahamas only 24 hours before applying for a marriage certificate. For more information or assistance planning your wedding, contact your preferred hotel directly. OUT of the Ordinary. THE ABACOS CAT ISLAND The Abacos charm you the minute Clear waters for diving, shallows you lay eyes on postcard pretty Hope for bonefish and big Blue Holes Town, with its collection of quaint for those brave enough to face New England style cottages bathed mysterious creatures lurking in the in springtime colors. A candy-striped depths. Cat Island is celebrated lighthouse warmly greets island for its adventure as much for its hoppers and sailors who delight in dramatic cliffs, virgin beaches and the islands’ charming pubs and quirky its highest peak at Mount Alvernia. island character (Marsh Harbour has When you walk through the gothic only one stoplight)! ruins of The Hermitage at sunset and look out on the waters below, Abaco Club On Winding Bay the modern world couldn’t be ANDROS www.abacoclub.com farther away. Home to the third largest barrier reef in the world, Green Turtle Club Resort and Marina Bridge Inn www.greenturtleclub.com world-class divers and National Geographic folk fall in www.catislandbridgeinn.com love with Andros for it’s shipwreck-filled harbors and Pelican Beach Villas Shanna’s Cove Resort extraordinary blue holes: bottomless, water filled caves www.pelicanbeachvillas.com www.shannas-cove.com in the middle of a primordial forest. Literally thousands Treasure Cay Hotel Resort & Marina Fernandez Bay Village of bonefish swarm the wadable flats and make for some www.treasurecay.com www.fernandezbayvillage.com of the best saltwater fly-fishing in the world. Greenwood Beach Resort www.greenwoodbeachresort.com Swains Cay Lodge Tiamo Resorts HARBOUR ISLAND www.swainscaylodge.com www.tiamoresorts.com Halvorson House Villa Resort Pretty in pink… Harbour Island is hailed www.halvorsonhouse.com Andros Lighthouse Andros Island Beach Resort Yacht Club & Marina www.androsbeachresort.com as the prettiest island in the Caribbean Hawk’s Nest Resort & Marina www.androslighthouse.com for its pink sand beaches. It’s not www.hawks-nest.com Andros Bay Cottage unusual to see a mix of celebrities Nathan’s Lodge Fishing Lodge Island HoppInn www.nathanslodge.com www.androsbaycottage.com with their feet in the sand or enjoying www.islandhoppinn.com the charming cottages and boutique Seascape Inn Coconut Grove Resort Pigeon Cay Beach Club www.seascapeinn.com & Fishing Lodge hotels in picturesque Dunmore Town. www.pigeoncaybahamas.com You won’t need more than a bicycle Small Hope Bay Lodge Sammy T’s Beach Resort to see every inch of this extraordinary www.smallhope.com 3-mile peel. Tailwinds Resort www.tailwindsresort.com Valentines Resort BERRY ISLANDS www.valentinesresort.com Not much more than a few freckles on a mariner’s map, these sparsely populated cays are just what the doctor ordered for yachters looking to island hop, anchor away and disappear for a few days (or more). Endless secluded beaches, gin- clear flats and the gone before you notice shadow of bonefish are sure to be your only companions as you drift from cay to cay. CarriEarl Boutique Hotel www.carriearl.com OUT of this world. LONG ISLAND ELEUTHERA THE EXUMAS You might already know Long Island for Ask anyone: “What’s the best thing At first, the thought of exploring the gorgeous geographic wonder that is to do in Eleuthera?” 365 islands and cays can be Dean’s Blue Hole. Tucked away in a cove of overwhelming, but it won’t be very They’ll tell you, “Chill out.” You come miraculous colors, it may just be the world’s long before you fall in love with the to Eleuthera to get away from it all. deepest blue hole, leading to the world’s idea of anchoring away and getting If you’re not here to dive the Devil’s eighth largest underwater cavern. There’s a lost in your own private nautical Backbone, an infamous sunken record there somewhere. But for all it’s fame wilderness. Aside from the local and natural eye candy, Long Island reserves its wreck, then you are here to watch wildlife, it’s quite possible you’ll be quaintness with small hotels sprinkled along the sands glow pink at sunset or to the island’s only inhabitant. The an Island of beautiful ruins and beaches. splash into warm waters from the Exumas are a yachter’s paradise. Oh, windy cliffs above. You learn very and the swimming pigs — You won’t Gems at Paradise quickly that natural wonders lie just believe it when you see them! www.gemsatparadise.com on the other side of every rocky, Compass Cay Marina & Resort Stella Maris Resort Club unpaved road. www.compasscaymarina.com www.stellamarisresort.com Exuma Beach Resort The Cove Eleuthera www.exumabeachresort.com www.thecoveeleuthera.com SAN SALVADOR Grand Isle Resort & Spa Sky Beach Club www.grandisleresort.com Some believe that Columbus didn’t actually www.skybeachclub.com Highbourne Cay make his first landfall on San Salvador, but for Squires Estate www.highbournecaybahamas.com locals that is only one side of the story. With www.squiresestate.com Staniel Cay Yacht Club Resort over 40 dive sites within 30 minutes from Surfer’s Manor www.stanielcay.com shore, intrepid explorers continue to arrive www.surfersmanor.com seeking their own form of vacation treasure. Sandals Emerald Bay www.sandals.com Laughing Birds Riding Rock Inn Apartments Turquoise Cay Boutique Hotel www.ridingrock.com www.laughingbirdapt.com www.turquoisecay.com Getting OUT is easier than you think, with islands located just minutes from South Florida’s Coast..
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Marina Status: Open with Exceptions
    LATEST COVID-19 INFORMATION BRILAND CLUB MARINA HARBOUR ISLAND, THE BAHAMAS UPDATED AUGUST 6, 2021 MARINA STATUS: OPEN WITH EXCEPTIONS Effective Friday, August 6, 2021, those persons applying for a travel health visa to enter The Bahamas or travel within The Bahamas will be subjected to the following new testing requirements: Entering The Bahamas Vaccinated Travelers All fully vaccinated travelers wishing to enter The Bahamas will now be required to obtain a COVID-19 test (Rapid Antigen Test or PCR), with a negative result, within five days of arrival in The Bahamas. Unvaccinated Travelers There are no changes to the testing requirements for unvaccinated persons wishing to enter The Bahamas. All persons, who are 12 years and older and who are unvaccinated, will still be required to obtain a PCR test taken within five days of arrival in The Bahamas. Children and Infants All children, between the ages of 2 and 11, wishing to enter The Bahamas will now be required to obtain a COVID-19 test (Rapid Antigen Test or PCR), with a negative result, within five days of arrival in The Bahamas. All children, under the age of 2, are exempt from any testing requirements. Once in possession of a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test and proof of full vaccination, all travelers will then be required to apply for a Bahamas Health Travel Visa at travel.gov.bs (click on the International Tab) where the required test must be uploaded. LATEST COVID-19 INFORMATION BRILAND CLUB MARINA HARBOUR ISLAND, THE BAHAMAS UPDATED AUGUST 6, 2021 Traveling within The Bahamas Vaccinated Travelers All fully vaccinated travelers wishing to travel within The Bahamas, will now be required to obtain a COVID-19 test (Rapid Antigen Test or PCR), with a negative result, within five days of the travel date from the following islands: New Providence, Grand Bahama, Bimini, Exuma, Abaco and North and South Eleuthera, including Harbour Island.
    [Show full text]
  • Iguanas and Seabirds
    PROTECTEDAREASMANAGEMENTSTRATEGYFOR BAHAMIAN TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATES: IGUANAS AND SEABIRDS Bahamian Field Station San Salvador, The Bahamas 11-12 November, 2000 Organized by Conservation Unit, Bahamas Department of Agriculture and IUCN/SSC Iguana Specialist Group In collaboration with IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group Supported by Fort Worth Zoo Zoological Society of San Diego A contribution of the IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group. Organized by Conservation Unit, Bahamas Department of Agriculture and the IUCN/SSC Iguana Specialist Group, in collaboration with the IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group. Supported by the Fort Worth Zoo and the Zoological Society of San Diego. © Copyright 2001 by CBSG. Citation: E. Carey, S.D. Buckner, A. C. Alberts, R.D. Hudson, and D. Lee, editors. 2001. Protected Areas Management Strategy for Bahamian Terrestrial Vertebrates: Iguanas and Seabirds. IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Apple Valley, Minnesota. Additional copies of Protected Areas Management Strategy for Bahamian Terrestrial Vertebrates: Iguanas and Seabirds Report can be ordered through the the IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, 12101 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, MN 55124. Bartschi s iguana, Cyclura carinata bartschi Andros island iguana, Cyclura cychlura cychlura Exuma island iguana, Cyclura cychlura figginsi Allen s Cay iguana, Cyclura cychlura inornata Allen s Cay iguana, Cyclura cychlura inornata Acklins iguana, Cyclura rileyi nucha/is San Salvador iguana, Cyclura rileyi rileyi San Salvador iguana, Cyclura rileyi rileyi Audubon s Shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri Least Tern, Sterna antillarum White-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster Bridled Tern, Sterna anaethetus Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens - Juveniles CONTENTS Opening Remarks by The Bahamas Minister of Commerce, Agriculture, and Industry .........................
    [Show full text]
  • E T S D a Sh B O a Rd
    9 1 0 2 r GRAND CAY e b HUMANIETTASR NIOANT AOCRTGIAVNAITZEADTIONS m e AS OF 17 SEPTEMBER 2019 t NORTH ABACO p e S The ETS is n ot activated in the Bahamas. In formation is subject to chan ge as the situation on the groun d evolves. UN agen cies an d human itarian organ ization s – in cludin g the ETS an d its partn ers – are !Foxtown WEST GRAND GREEN supportin g the govern men t-led respon se to Hurrican e Dorian , un der d BAHAMA TURTLE the leadership of the Nation al Emergen cy Man agemen t Agen cy r CAY (NEMA), an d in close coordin ation w ith the Caribbean Disaster a !New Plymouth Emergen cy Man agemen t Agen cy (CDEMA); o HOPE TOWN ! b ! ETS provides up to High Rock !! Treasure Cay h Freetown!! s North End! EAST GRAND ! ! ! ! Hope Town Common operational areas a ! \! ! \ Bain Town BAHAMA ¥ 2 Lucaya Marsh Harbour D Freeport CENTRAL CITY OF ABACO S FREEPORT BAHAMAS T Abaco Islands . n ĵ E MOORE'S !! PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ISLAND - MarCshhe rHoakrebeour port - International airport s - Emergency Operations 4 a Centre (EOC) at a p SOUTH ABACO Supporting ETS response m Government building in Bahamas a - Maxwell supermarket h - Marsh Harbour Hospital a UNITED STATES 2019 ETS FUNDING APPEAL B BERRY ISLANDS OF AMERICA e BIMINI h 34% T SPANISH WELLS Dunmore Received: USD 44,000 u Nassau \! Town R!BOUR Requirement: USD 130,000 BAHAMAS HA ISLAND Nassau ĵ . NORTH ELEUTHERA ! ETS Coordinator: Caroline Teyssier NEMA Training NORTH ANDROS Gregory Town ! { NEW Email: [email protected] Center PROVIDENCE CENTRAL CUBA ELEUTHERA For more information: www.etcluster.org/emergency/bahamas-natural-disaster The designations employed and the presentation of material in the map(s) do not \! Main cities UNDER THE GLOBAL Assessment Information Service Provided imply the ex pression of any opinion on the part of WFP concerning the legal or LEADERSHIP OF n Mission { Management constitutional status of any country, territory, city or sea, or concerning the !! Town delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
    [Show full text]
  • Rum Cay Social Club, and I Have Chosen As My Subject One Dear to My Heart, Our H'earts
    I. ------",--' Rum Club Social Club 13th Anniversary Banquet Pil ot House Hotel, Nassau, N.P. Friday 11th November, 1988 : RUilfCay Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow ' Madam President, Honoured Patrons, Distinguished Guest~ --- I am delighted at having been invited to briefly address you this evening on the 13th Anniversary of the Rum Cay Social Club, and I have chosen as my subject one dear to my heart, our h'earts. the enchanting island of Rum Cay. R.um Cay's history, as we know it, began in 1492, when Christopher Columbus, searching for a western route to Asi'a, made a landfall on 12th October at the Lucayan/Arawak inhabited island of Guanahani, which he renamed San Salvador. Two days later, on 14th October, he discovered another island 12 miles long and 5 miles wide at its furthest points, giving an area of about 30 square miles, which the Lucayans/Arawaks called Millnana, or Manigua, and ;Ie renamed it Santa Maria de la Concepcion (Blessed Virgin Mary), and which in later,times was renamed Rum Cay. Information on RUlli Cay's early history is scant, since most books deal with the Bahamas as a whole and~ot with the separate islands, especially one as small as Rum Cay. There are some bits of information in different books though, which give clues to its past history. ~ Cay was inhabited at the time of Columbus' arrival by the amiable Lucayan/ Arawak Indians. Evidence of their existence on the island can be found in the Hartford Cave on the northern coast of Rum Cay. In coral walls.
    [Show full text]
  • The Berry Islands Fact Sheet
    THE BERRY ISLANDS FACT SHEET The Berry Islands are composed of a cluster of 30 mostly uninhabited cays, so it's not uncommon to stumble across a footprint-free beach or peaceful cove. With the abundance of privacy, these serene islands are a long known hideaway for the rich and famous. The Berry Islands are home to a number of spectacular dive sites, a 600-foot-wide blue hole and some of the most remarkable billfishing, making it the perfect destination for anglers and underwater adventurers. From pristine beaches and historical sites to renowned fishing and diving, visitors can expect to find tranquility and natural beauty around every corner. HISTORY The Berry Islands are believed to have been first settled in 1836 when Bahamas Governor William Colebrook established a settlement of emancipated slaves at Great Stirrup Cay. Comprised of 30 cays, The Berry Islands contained numerous natural resources that initiated plantations, hunting and settlements. The largest island, Great Harbour Cay, was developed in the 1960’s to be the ultimate getaway for the rich and famous. ABOUT THE BERRY ISLANDS • Town/Settlement: Bullocks Harbour, Great Harbour Cay • Size: 12 square miles • Population: Approximately 800 ACCOMMODATIONS Chub Cay Club – This private island paradise sits at the southern tip of The Berry Islands and at the edge of "The Pocket" of the ocean, where a variety of dolphins, wahoo, marlin, tuna and sailfish are often spotted. Chub Cay has miles of untouched beaches and offers full resort amenities, including beachfront cabanas, beautifully designed accommodations, a full-service marina, restaurants and bars. www.chubcayresortandmarina.com.
    [Show full text]
  • Letter of Christopher Columbus to Luis De St. Angel on His First Voyage To
    National Humanities Center Resource Toolbox American Beginnings: The European Presence in North America, 1492-1690 Library of Congress P. Forlani, Vniversale descrittione di tvtta la terra conoscivta fin qvi, world map, Venice: 1565, detail with approximate route of Columbus’s first voyage added “the glorious success that our Lord has given me in my voyage”* LETTER OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ON HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AMERICA, 1492 Written in 1493, to the Treasurer of Aragon, Luis de St. Angel, who had provided Castile Taíno Indians his settlement La Navidad on the north coast of present-day Haiti SIR: S I know you will be rejoiced at the glorious success that our Lord has given me in my voyage, I A write this to tell you how in thirty-three days I sailed to the Indies with the fleet that the illustrious King and Queen, our Sovereigns, gave me, where I discovered a great many islands inhabited by numberless people; and of all I have taken possession for their Highnesses by proclamation and display of the Royal Standard [Spanish flag] without opposition. To the first island I discovered I gave the name of San Salvador in commemoration of His Divine Majesty, who has wonderfully granted all this. The Indians call it Guanaham.1 The second I named the Island of Santa Maria de Concepcion; the third, Fernandina; the fourth, Isabella; the fifth, Juana; and thus to each one I gave a new name.2 When I came to Juana, I followed the coast of that isle toward the west and found it so extensive that I thought it might be the mainland, the province of Cathay
    [Show full text]
  • Proceedings of the Forteenth Symposium on the Natural History Of
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE FORTEENTH SYMPOSIUM ON THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BAHAMAS Edited by Craig Tepper and Ronald Shaklee Conference Organizer Thomas Rothfus Gerace Research Centre San Salvador Bahamas 2011 Cover photograph – “Iggie the Rock Iguana” courtesy of Ric Schumacher Copyright Gerace Research Centre All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or information storage or retrieval system without permission in written form. Printed at the Gerace Research Centre ISBN 0-935909-95-8 The 14th Symposium on the Natural History of the Bahamas TEXT AND CONTEXT: THE SPANISH CONTACT PERIOD IN THE BAHAMA ARCHIPELAGO Perry L. Gnivecki Department of Anthropology 120 Upham Hall Miami University Oxford, Ohio 45056 ABSTRACT dear to him; hence, my contribution to this ses- sion. The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to demonstrate that our understanding of INTRODUCTION the Spanish Contact Period in the Bahamas can be amplified by moving beyond the idea that it Writing in De Orbe Novo (1511), about represents a meeting of the Old and New 19 years after Columbus’s landfall in the Baha- Worlds on 12 October 1492 as a transformative, mas, Peter Martyr referred to the Lucayas as the single event in history, and rethinking it as a “useless” islands (Sauer 1966: 159-160). 500 complex of dynamic cultural processes, contex- years later, one discovers that the Bahama Ar- tualized over time and space, and second, the chipelago may still constitute an “intellectually use of historical sources to provide a set of cul- useless” group of islands to archaeologists and th th tural contexts for the 15 -16 century Spanish historians (for exceptions, see Berman and artifacts archaeologically recovered on San Sal- Gnivecki 1995; Craton 1986; Gnivecki 1995; vador Island, and elsewhere in the Bahama Ar- and Keegan 1992).
    [Show full text]
  • Cat Island 2010 Census Report
    CAT ISLAND CORALEE KELSIE DORSETT CLARA LOWE MACKEY Director & Census Coordinator Census Officer—Northern Chief Census Officer Region KIM SAUNDERS INSA FRITH LYNN WILLIAMS LILLIAN NEWBOLD Census Officer—Family Census GIS Manager Census IT Manager Census Administrative Officer Islands ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Department of Statistics extends sincere, heartfelt gratitude to the many individuals and organizations that assisted and contributed significantly to the success of this census. The generous support and efforts of the following persons, committees and organizations were vital to the planning, execution and successful completion of the Census exercise. Many thanks to the members of the Census Advisory Committee who gave of their knowledge and collaborated with the staff of the Department of Statistics in the preparation, organization and taking of the Census. Those committee members were: – Mrs. Kelsie Dorsett –Director of Statistics, Census Coordinator Mrs. Leona Wilson –Deputy Director of Statistics, Census IT Consultant Ms. Nerissa Gibson –Assistant Director, Statistics Mrs. Clara Lowe –Assistant Director, Statistics, Census Officer Northern Region Ms. Coralee Mackey –Senior Statistician, Statistics, Chief Census Officer Mrs. Kim Saunders –Statistician I, Statistics, Census Officer Family Islands Mr. Simon Wilson –Director, Economic & Planning Unit, Ministry of Finance Mrs. Carmen Gomez –Under Secretary, Ministry of Culture Ms. Mellany Zonicle –Director of Social Services Ms. Iris Adderley –Consultant, Disability Affairs Mr. Revis Rolle –Family Island Administrator, Department of Lands & Local Government Mr. Dwayne Miller –Bahamas National Geographic Information System Mr. William Fielding –Planning Department, College of the Bahamas Bishop Dr. John N. Humes –Bahamas Christian Council Mr. Stephen Miller –Bahamas Public Services Union Mr. Samuel Moss –Deputy Director Immigration Mr.
    [Show full text]
  • Social-Ecological Resilience on New Providence (The Bahamas)
    Social-Ecological Resilience on New Providence (Th e Bahamas) A Field Trip Report – Summary Arnd Holdschlag, Jule Biernatzki, Janina Bornemann, Lisa-Michéle Bott, Sönke Denker, Sönke Diesener, Steffi Ehlert, Anne-Christin Hake, Philipp Jantz, Jonas Klatt, Christin Meyer, Tobias Reisch, Simon Rhodes, Julika Tribukait and Beate M.W. Ratter Institute of Geography ● University of Hamburg ● Germany Hamburg 2012 Social-Ecological Resilience on New Providence (The Bahamas) Introduction In the context of increasing natural or man-made governments and corporations. Recent island hazards and global environmental change, the studies have suggested limits in the interdiscipli- study of (scientific and technological) uncertain- nary understanding of long-term social and eco- ty, vulnerability and resilience of social-ecolo- logical trends and vulnerabilities. Shortcomings gical systems represents a core area of human-en- are also noted when it comes to the integration of vironmental geography (cf. CASTREE et al. 2009; local and traditional knowledge in assessing the ZIMMERER 2010). Extreme geophysical events, impacts of external stressors (e.g. MÉHEUX et al. coupled with the social construction and pro- 2007; KELMAN/WEST 2009). duction of risks and vulnerabilities (viewed as ha- In the Caribbean, small island coastal ecosy- zards), raise questions on the limits of knowledge stems provide both direct and indirect use values. and create long-term social uncertainty that has Indirect environmental services of coral reefs, sea to be acknowledged as such. Recent means of so- grass beds and coastal mangroves include the cioeconomic production and consumption have protection of coastlines against wave action and frequently led to the loss or degradation of ecosy- erosion, as well as the preservation of habitats stem services on which humans depend (HASSAN of animals including those of commercial impor- et al.
    [Show full text]
  • Cyclura Rileyi Nuchalis) in the Exuma Islands, the Bahamas
    Herpetological Conservation and Biology 11(Monograph 6):139–153. Submitted: 10 September 2014; Accepted: 12 November 2015; Published: 12 June 2016. GROWTH, COLORATION, AND DEMOGRAPHY OF AN INTRODUCED POPULATION OF THE ACKLINS ROCK IGUANA (CYCLURA RILEYI NUCHALIS) IN THE EXUMA ISLANDS, THE BAHAMAS 1,6 2 3 4 JOHN B. IVERSON , GEOFFREY R. SMITH , STESHA A. PASACHNIK , KIRSTEN N. HINES , AND 5 LYNNE PIEPER 1Department of Biology, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana 47374, USA 2Department of Biology, Denison University, Granville, Ohio 43023, USA 3San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, California 92027, USA 4260 Crandon Boulevard, Suite 32 #190, Key Biscayne, Florida 33149, USA 5Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA 6Corresponding author, e-mail: [email protected] Abstract.—In 1973, five Acklins Rock Iguanas (Cyclura rileyi nuchalis) from Fish Cay in the Acklins Islands, The Bahamas, were translocated to Bush Hill Cay in the northern Exuma Islands. That population has flourished, despite the presence of invasive rats, and numbered > 300 individuals by the mid-1990s. We conducted a mark-recapture study of this population from May 2002 through May 2013 to quantify growth, demography, and plasticity in coloration. The iguanas from Bush Hill Cay were shown to reach larger sizes than the source population. Males were larger than females, and mature sizes were reached in approximately four years. Although the sex ratio was balanced in the mid-1990s, it was heavily female-biased throughout our study. Juveniles were rare, presumably due to predation by rats and possibly cannibalism.
    [Show full text]
  • The Birds of Long Island, Bahamas
    Wilson Bull., 104(2), 1992, pp. 220-243 THE BIRDS OF LONG ISLAND, BAHAMAS DONALD W. BUDEN ’ ABSTRACT.-ChIe hundred and ten species of birds are recorded from Long Island and adjacent cays, 54 for the first time. No species or subspecies is endemic. Of the 48 probable breeding indigenous species, 23 are land birds, most of which are widely distributed in all terrestrial habitats. The Yellow Warbler (Dendroicapetechia) shows the strongest habitat preference, being nearly confined to mangroves. Nests, eggs, and young are reported for 3 1 species, 19 of them for the first time on Long Island. The White-winged Dove (Zenaidu asiatica) and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) are new additions to the list of breeding land birds. The Bahama Mockingbird (Mimus gundluchii)was the most frequently encountered bird during summer 1990, followed closely by the Thick-billed Vireo (Vireo crassirostris).Received I6 May 1991, accepted5 Nov. 1991. The avifauna of Long Island has never been reviewed systematically, the literature consisting mainly of brief and sparsely annotated noncu- mulative lists of species. In nearly all cases, these earlier reports have been based on visits of only one to several days duration covering a very limited area, mainly Clarence Town and vicinity. The present report brings together all available information on the distribution of the birds of Long Island and is based in large measure on my observations through- out the island during 28 April-l 3 May and 6 July-l 2 August 1990 together with unpublished records contributed by other observers. STUDY AREA Long Island is located in the central part of the Bahama archipelago and is the south- easternmost island of any appreciable size on the Great Bahama Bank (Figs.
    [Show full text]
  • Yachting in the Bahamas – July 2020
    YACHTING IN THE BAHAMAS – JULY 2020 As Covid-19 travel restrictions begin to ease, The Islands of The Bahamas have reopened to Canadian travellers. One of the first groups returning are yachters, and for good reason. The Bahamas offers boaters some of the most beautiful azure seas, lovely vistas and charming seascapes. Let’s face it; many people want to stay away from crowds and sailing on a private yacht is like your own private travelling bubble! And of course, for deep sea fishermen it is the big dream! With 100,000 square miles of crystal blue water delighted to be cruised across, The Bahamas is a premier yachting destination, comprised of 700 captivating Out Islands with pristine beaches. For those that think yachting is only for the ultra-wealthy, there are affordable ways to do it. For sure, if you wanted to buy your own yacht, you’d probably be right! But chartering a yacht for a week or two can be surprisingly reasonable. Here are just a few suggestions of the many perfect boating destinations in The Bahamas. The Berry Islands The Berry Islands are known for natural deep-water passages which have made the islands one of the leading cruise ship ports-of-call in The Bahamas. The surrounding waters offer dozens of uninhabited cays, miles of secluded swim-ashore beaches, and a multitude of magical harbours, all a big attraction to cruising boaters. Great Harbour Cay is the main island in the North Berry Islands chain – considered one of The Bahamas’ best-kept secrets. The island is seven miles long with only a few hundred residents.
    [Show full text]