https://ttfnc.org/livingworld/index.php/lwj <p>The Trinidad Field Naturalists' Club was started in July, 1891 and by February, 1892 was publishing a bi-monthly journal. The Journal consisted of a variety of papers which included reports of meetings and field trips, elementary information on a variety of subjects as well as scientific papers which included descriptions of new species. The journal ceased publication in 1896 but was restarted in 1956. From 1956 to 2000 it was published generally on a biennial basis, but from 2001 it became an annual journal.</p> <p><img src="https://ttfnc.org/livingworld/public/site/images/livingworld/lwcovercomposite1-cf68c1e1dbc9fabe21d6c5ac56c46836.png" alt="" width="844" height="300" /></p> <p>The journal is a semi-technical, peer reviewed publication which is produced annually by the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club. It publishes articles on studies and observations on natural history carried out in Trinidad and Tobago, and in countries in the Caribbean Basin. Contributors are not limited to members of the Club.</p> <p>Information on current and past issues is available on this site, including instructions for authors interested in having their work published in the Journal.</p> <p>Editorial work on the Journal is performed on a volunteer basis by members of the Club.</p> Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club en-US Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club 1029-3299 https://ttfnc.org/livingworld/index.php/lwj/article/view/morrall2025 <p>Midafternoon on 13 September 2024, A. Hosein photographed a butterfly on the ground on the Biche Otoire Road, Biche in Eastern Trinidad and submitted it to iNaturalist the following day (Hosein 2024). Here, its identification was confirmed by John Morrall, among others, as the Red Admiral <em>Vanessa atalanta</em>. As far as the authors can establish, this represents the first known record of this species for Trinidad.</p> John Morrall A. Hosein Copyright (c) 2025 Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club 2025-08-20 2025-08-20 https://ttfnc.org/livingworld/index.php/lwj/article/view/george_et_al-2025a <p>Note on the easily overlooked Carr’s Slender Opossum, <em>Marmosops carri</em>. This note can be used to improve the identification of live and in-situ individuals of M. carri, given their sympatry with the more commonly observed <em>M. robinsoni</em> in Trinidad and with both <em>M. robinsoni</em> and <em>M. murina</em>, in Tobago</p> Shaquille Everod George Rainer N. Deo Copyright (c) 2025 Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club 2025-08-20 2025-08-20 https://ttfnc.org/livingworld/index.php/lwj/article/view/cock_et_al_2025a <p>Details of one new butterfly and 99 new moth records from Tobago are presented, including species of Alucitidae (1), Crambidae (26), Dalceridae (1), Erebidae (29), Euteliidae (1), Geometridae (12), Limacodidae (2), Lycaenidae (1), Mimallonidae (1), Noctuidae (7), Notodontidae (5), Oecophoridae (3), Pyralidae (7), Tineidae (3), Uraniidae (1). One previous record of Notodontidae is deleted. The total number of Lepidoptera species known from Tobago is now 751 moths and 170 butterflies. Most newly reported species are also known from Trinidad (although some had not been previously published from Trinidad), but six are records of species not known from Trinidad. Species known to be associated with economic crops include <em>Diaphania nitidalis</em> (Cramer), <em>Omiodes indicata</em> (Fabricius), (Crambidae), <em>Euclea cippus</em> (Cramer) (Limacodidae), <em>Feltia subterranea</em> (Fabricius) (Noctuidae), <em>Stenoma impressella</em> (Busck) (Oecophoridae) and <em>Hypsipyla grandella</em> (Zeller) (Pyralidae).</p> Matthew J.W. Cock Cavan Mejias Evie F. Dwyer Matt Kelly Hilary E. Erenler Tarran P. Maharaj Amy E. Deacon Copyright (c) 2025 Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club 2025-08-20 2025-08-20 https://ttfnc.org/livingworld/index.php/lwj/article/view/kanhai2025 <p>Ganase (2024) is the most comprehensive book that our country has on coral reef ecosystems. I believe that it is an excellent resource for biology students, specifically those with an interest in coral reefs. Beyond that, I believe that the book will capture the attention of a wide range of users of the marine environment (e.g. recreational divers, tour boat operators, tourists, environmentalists). Overall, this book can contribute to building ocean literacy among nationals of Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean Region.</p> La Daana Kada Kanhai Copyright (c) 2025 Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club 2025-08-20 2025-08-20