The Club started publishing a weekly newspaper series in 2014. These articles appear in the Thursday edition of the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
# | Title | Author | Description | Date Published |
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1 | The Trinidad & Tobago Field Naturalists' Club | Management | An introduction to the Club. | 6-Feb-14 |
2 | The Kiskadee and the Kingbird | Kris Sookdeo | Highlights the differences between the kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus and the tropical kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus. | 13-Feb-14 |
3 | The humble Trinidadian guppy | Amy Deacon | About the remarkable guppy, Poecilia reticulata. | 20-Feb-14 |
4 | Two new bird species fo T&T | Kamal Mahabir, Nigel Lallsingh | Reports on two new bird records - the whistling heron, Syrigma sibilatrix and the Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina. | 6-Mar-14 |
5 | The festival in our forests | Feroze Omardeen | On the three Erythrina immortelle species found in T&T | 13-Mar-14 |
6 | The Cumaca Cave Tragedy of 1964 (Part 1) | Hans Boos | On the cave diving tragedy at the Cumaca Cave | 20-Mar-14 |
7 | The Cumaca Cave Tragedy of 1964 (Part 2) | Hans Boos | On the cave diving tragedy at the Cumaca Cave | 27-Mar-14 |
8 | The Aripo Caves | Kris Sookdeo | Club field trip to the Aripo Caves in 2014 | 3-Apr-14 |
9 | Those annoying sandflies | Elisha Tikasingh | Notes on the Psychodidae "sand flies". | 10-Apr-14 |
10 | The Agouti | Kris Sookdeo | About the agouti, Dasyprocta leporina. | 17-Apr-14 |
11 | Magic in Mayaro - Bioluminescence in the Mafeking River | Natasha Mohammed | On the bioluminescent dinoflagellates in Mafeking. | 1-May-14 |
12 | On the trail of T&T's land snails | Mike Rutherford | Notes on TT snails in international collections. | 8-May-14 |
13 | What exactly is a zangee? | Amy Deacon, Kris Sookdeo | Highlights the mysterious zangee, Synbranchus marmoratus | 15-May-14 |
14 | Death of a Giant | Feroze Omardeen | About the talipot palm, Corypha umbraculifera blooming at Presidents House. | 22-May-14 |
15 | A Naturalists' View: Pt. Gourde | Photo diary of the Club's April 2014 trip to Pt. Gourde. | 5-Jun-14 | |
16 | The osprey. A fisherman on wings. | Kris Sookdeo | About the osprey (Pandion heliatus), a fish eating bird-of-prey. | 12-Jun-14 |
17 | Terrors of the beach. | Elisha Tikasingh | The Ceratopogonid Sand Flies of T&T | 19-Jun-14 |
18 | Bois canot. | Kris Sookdeo | About the versatile bois canot (Cecropia peltata) | 27-Jun-14 |
19 | A Naturalist's View: Lagoon Bouffe | Photo diary of the Club's May 2014 trip to Lagoon Bouffe. | 3-Jul-14 | |
20 | Sun, sea and sand dollars | Natasha Mohammed | On the fauna of our beaches | 10-Jul-14 |
21 | The fork-tailed flycatcher - Prince of the sky | Kris Sookdeo | About the fork-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) | 17-Jul-14 |
22 | The Africa connection - Flora | Kris Sookdeo | Highlights some of our flora which share a unique link to Africa. | 31-Jul-14 |
23 | A Naturalists' View: Tobago | Photo diary of the Club's July 2014 trip to Tobago. | 7-Aug-14 | |
24 | Size isn't everything | La Daana Kada Kanhai | A look at our under-appreciated protozoa | 15-Aug-14 |
25 | Icacos: A delight for birdwatchers | Kris Sookdeo | On the birdwatching potential of Icacos. | 21-Aug-14 |
26 | Chaconier! Flame of the forest | Kris Sookdeo | A look at our national flower and the many misconceptions about it. | 28-Aug-14 |
27 | A Naturalists' View: Brasso Venado | Photo diary of the Club's July 2014 trip to Brasso Venado. | 4-Sep-14 | |
28 | The Erin Savannah - Beauty under siege | Richard Acosta | Account of a Club trip to the Erin Savannah in March 2014. Adapted from QB1 2014. | 11-Sep-14 |
29 | Ocelot! King of our jungle | Kris Sookdeo | About the ocelot | 18-Sep-14 |
30 | The last passenger pigeon | Feroze Omardeen & Kris Sookdeo | On the extinction of the passenger pigeon and the lessons for T&T. | 25-Sep-14 |
31 | A community, a wetland and a port. | Kris Sookdeo | Highlighting the proposed drydock and trans-shipment port at La Brea | 2-Oct-14 |
32 | A Naturalist's View: Grand Tacaribe. | Photo diary of the Club's August 2014 trip to Grand Tacaribe. | 9-Oct-14 | |
33 | Gardens beneath the waves | Natasha Mohammed | A look at seagrasses in T&T. | 16-Oct-14 |
34 | The versatile sohari | Kris Sookdeo | How much do you know about your 'roti leaf'? | 23-Oct-14 |
35 | The contentious crapaud | Natasha Mohammed | About the crapaud (Rhinella marina) | 30-Oct-14 |
36 | A Naturalist's View: Aripo Savannas | Photo diary of the Club's September 2014 trip to the Aripo Savannas. | 6-Nov-14 | |
37 | The jumping guabine: A fish out of water | Amy Deacon | A look at the amazing jumping guabine (Aneblepsoides hartii formerly Rivulus hartii) | 13-Nov-14 |
38 | The water hyacinth | Kris Sookdeo | About the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) | 20-Nov-14 |
39 | Sharing your garden with our beautiful tanagers | Kris Sookdeo | Highlighting the common garden tanagers | 27-Nov-14 |
40 | The simply beautiful butterfly | Kris Sookdeo | A look at our common butterflies. | 4-Dec-14 |
41 | Learning to conserve | A summary of club publications | 11-Dec-14 | |
42 | Christmas under the mistletoe | Kris Sookdeo | A look at our local mistletoe and Rhipsalis | 18-Dec-14 |
43 | Review of the environment 2014 | Kris Sookdeo | A look back at the environmental news stories of 2014 | 8-Jan-15 |
44 | Victor Quesnel: The passing of an environmental icon | Yasmin Baksh-Comeau | A abridged version of the eulogy for Victor. | 24-Jan-15 |
45 | A Naturalist's View: Marac | A look at the November trip to Marac | 29-Jan-15 | |
46 | The spectacled caiman | Kris Sookdeo | On our spectacled caiman | 5-Feb-15 |
47 | Anthurium:an arrow to the heart. | Adian Farrell | About the anthurium. A valentines day special. | 12-Feb-15 |
48 | Caroni Swamp: A treasure under siege. | Natasha Mohammed | On the importance of the Caroni Swamp to our fisheries. | 19-Feb-15 |
49 | The incredible lily-trotter | Kris Sookdeo | About the wattled jacana (Jacana jacana). | 26-Feb-15 |
50 | A Naturalist's View: Chacachacare | Photo diary of the January trip to Chacachacare. | 5-Mar-15 | |
51 | A slice of paradise | Kris Sookdeo | About the value of green spaces in built areas to wildlife. | 12-Mar-15 |
52 | The charismatic green parrot | Kris Sookdeo | A look at the orange-winged parrot (Amazona amazonica). | 26-Mar-15 |
53 | The Catfish of Cumaca | Amy Deacon | On the catfish Rhamdia quelen | 2-Apr-15 |
54 | Hunting for a wildlife solution | TTFNC Management | A look at wildlife management | 9-Apr-15 |
55 | A Naturalist's View: Tamana | Photo diary of the February 2015 trip to Mount Tamana. | 16-Apr-15 | |
56 | Those frangipani worms | Kris Sookdeo | About the tetrio sphinx moth (Pseudosphinx tetrio) | 23-Apr-15 |
57 | Kiss of death: T&T's assassin bugs | Elisha Tikasingh | On the assassin bugs of T&T. Based on a QB article. | 30-Apr-15 |
58 | Hunting for a wildlife solution pt2 | Kris Sookdeo | A look at wildlife management | 7-May-15 |
59 | Hunting for a wildlife solution pt3 | Kris Sookdeo | A look at wildlife laws and the potential new legislation. | 14-May-15 |
60 | A Naturalists' View: Manzanilla Pt | Recent trip to Manzanilla Point | 21-May-15 | |
61 | Celebrating our endemic birds | Lester Doodnath | About our two endemic birds | 13-Jun-15 |
62 | The helpful corbeau | Kris Sookdeo | On the helpful corbeau | 18-Jun-15 |
63 | The yellow poui | Feroze Omardeen | A look at the yellow poui | 25-Jun-15 |
64 | A Naturalists' View: Macajuel Pond | About the May trip to Macajuel Pond | 2-Jul-15 | |
65 | Learning to live with our blackbirds | Kris Sookdeo | Article about the Carib Grackle | 9-Jul-15 |
66 | Our wonderful wild pines | Kris Sookdeo | On the bromeliads of T&T | 16-Jul-15 |
67 | Attracting wildlife to your yard | Kris Sookdeo | How to attract a variety of wild animals to your home. | 23-Jul-15 |
68 | Africa's connection to our wildlife | Kris Sookdeo | Highlights some of our fauna which share a unique link to Africa. | 30-Jul-15 |
69 | The Manicou Crab | Amy Deacon | Article about the manicou crab (Rodriguezus garmani) | 6-Aug-15 |
70 | A Naturalists View: Chaguaramal | About the June trip to Chaguaramal | 21-Aug-15 | |
71 | BirdsCaribbean reps flock to Kingston | Lester Doodnath | On the 2015 BirdsCaribbean International Meeting | 27-Aug-15 |
72 | Chaconier! Flame of the Forest | Kris Sookdeo | About the national flower | 3-Sep-15 |
73 | A Naturalist's View of Rincon | On the August 2015 trip to Rincon Pool #1 | 10-Sep-15 | |
74 | Land of the hummingbird | Kris Sookdeo | A look at our hummingbirds | 24-Sep-15 |
75 | A New book on the Bats of TT | Review by Dr. Burton Lim of the Royal Ontario Museum | On the book Bats of Trinidad & Tobago | 1-Oct-15 |
76 | Why wait to conserve our wildlife | Kris Sookdeo | Suggestions for wildlife management in T&T | 8-Oct-15 |
77 | Golden Tree Frog | Renoir Auguste | About the golden tree frog and the discovery of a population in Venezuela. | 15-Oct-15 |
78 | On the wing and on the move | Lester Doodnath | Celebration of International Migratory Bird Day | 22-Oct-15 |
79 | Our vanishing cage birds | Kris Sookdeo | On the plight of our native cage birds | 29-Oct-15 |
80 | The versatile sohari leaf | Kris Sookdeo | Reprint of the 2014 article on the sohari leaf | 5-Nov-15 |
81 | Meet the cornbirds | Kris Sookdeo | About the family of 'cornbirds' in T&T | 19-Nov-15 |
82 | Our fascinating forest butterflies | Kris Sookdeo | Article depicting some of the common forest butterflies | 26-Nov-15 |
83 | A tale of two tetas | Amy Deacon | On the two freshwater catfishes know locally as tetas | 3-Dec-15 |
84 | Our majestic mountains | Kris Sookdeo and Glenn Wilkes | Celebrating International Mountain Day | 10-Dec-15 |
85 | Review of the Environment 2015 | Kris Sookdeo | A look back at the environmental issues of 2015 | 7-Jan-16 |
86 | Nariva's natural treasures | Kris Sookdeo | About the flora and fauna of the Nariva wetlands | 14-Jan-16 |
87 | Noise Pollution and Nature | Kris Sookdeo | About the dangers of excessive noise | 28-Jan-16 |
88 | A Naturalist's View of La Foret | On the Club's November trip to La Foret | 4-Feb-16 | |
89 | Where have our callaloo crabs gone? | Ian Lambie | About the decline in our crab and related fisheries | 18-Feb-16 |
90 | Mosquitoes: good,bad or both? | Renoir Auguste | A look at mosquitoes and their control | 25-Feb-16 |
91 | Watching as our wild spaces burn | Aidan Farrell | Article highlighting the scourge of bush fires in T&T | 03-Mar-16 |
92 | Cumaca Cave tragedy revisited | Martin W Bermer | At look back at the 1964 cave accident from the perspective of one of the divers that day | 10-Mar-16 |
93 | A Naturalist's View of L'eau Michele | About the February trip to the L'eau Michele mud volcano and beach | 24-Mar-16 | |
94 | Meet the manicou | Kris Sookdeo | On the well know manicou | 8-Apr-16 |
95 | The fate of Pointe Gourde | Kris Sookdeo | What will be the future of Pointe Gourde? | 14-Apr-16 |
96 | Art competition to celebrate diversity | Launch of Art Competition for the 125th Celebrations | 5-May-16 | |
97 | A Naturalists' View of the Aripo Savanna | Summary of the Club's March trip to the Aripo Savanna | 12-May-16 | |
98 | Why wait to conserve our wildlife? | Kris Sookdeo | Revisiting the TTFNC's suggestions on wildlife management | 19-May-16 |
99 | Worm lizards - what are they? | Renoir Auguste | How much do you know about those curious worm lizards? | 02-June-16 |
100 | Face to face with the caracaras | Kris Sookdeo | About the two native caracaras of T&T | 09-June-16 |
101 | What exactly is a zangee? | Kris Sookdeo and Amy Deacon | Did you know the zangee is a fish? | 16-June-16 |
102 | Only a wasp, only a bush...only the earth. | Hans Boos | All aspects of our natural environment have an important role to play. | 14-July-16 |
103 | A Naturalists' View of Monos | Highlights of the July 2016 overnight camp on Monos | 21-July-16 | |
104 | Taking wildlife management forward | Comments on the draft COWA recommendations | 28-July-16 | |
105 | Celebrating birdlife with BirdsCaribbean and the TTFNC | Lester Doodnath | 18-August-16 | |
107 | Small loses, big consequences | On the scourge of improper land use and lack of planning | 15-September-16 | |
108 | Our National birds | Kris Sookdeo | Our national birds | 8-September-16 |
109 | Bioblitzing for the Botanic Gardens | Mike G. Rutherford | Part 1. Bioblitz 2016 | 27-October-16 |
110 | Time for an urban Bioblitz | Mike G. Rutherford | Part 2. Bioblitz 2016 | 3-November-16 |
111 | The Southern Lapwing - Sentinel of the Savanna | Elizabeth Seebaran | About the southern lapwing | 10-November-16 |
112 | The urban jungle | Mike G. Rutherford | Part 3. Bioblitz 2016 | 17-November-16 |
113 | Review of the Environment 2016 | Kris Sookdeo | Review of the Environment 2016 | 2-March-17 |
114 | The Monkeys of Trinidad | Kris Sookdeo | The Monkeys of Trinidad | 9-March-17 |
115 | Festival in our Forest | Feroze Omardeen | Another look at the immortelles of Trinidad and Tobago | 16-March-17 |
116 | Is there more to the moriche? | Linton Arneaud | Can we save the tree of life? | 23-March-17 |
117 | The Blue and Gold - A true Trini treasure | Aliya Hosein | On the Blue and Gold Macaw | 6-April-17 |
118 | My name is not Polly | Aliya Hosein | On research into how parrots communicate which featured our green-rumped parrotlet. | 22-April-17 |
119 | Buccoo Reef marine park or Sandals? | Jahson Alemu and Anjani Ganase | About the proposed Sandals resort at Buccoo and the benefits of having a marine park instead. | 27-April-17 |
120 | Snatched and sold | Aliya Hosein | On the trade in parrots | 11-May-17 |
121 | Forests on the edge | Jahson Alemu | About the importance of mangrove forests | 1-June-17 |
122 | Journey into the deep - Part A | Diva Amon | Deep sea dive in the Cayman Trench - A | 15-June-17 |
123 | Journey into the deep - Part B | Diva Amon | Deep sea dive in the Cayman Trench - B | 22-June-17 |
124 | Why so crabby? | Delezia Shivani Singh | Crustacean conflict! | 27-July-17 |
125 | The Africa Connection - Our flora | Kris Sookdeo | On the plants that share a common link between T&T and Africa | 3-Aug-17 |
126 | The Waterman - Beauty of the Marshes | Kris Sookdeo | About the purple gallinule | 11-Aug-17 |
127 | Nariva's treasure | Akilah Stewart | On the ecosystem services and true value of Nariva | 14-Sep-17 |
128 | TT Birders flock to Cuba | Jessica Rozek | On the 21st BirdsCaribbean Conference in Cuba | 5-Oct-17 |
129 | Unveiling the myth of Africanised bees. Pt 1 | Jo-Anne Nina Sewlal | About the so called "African Killer Bee" - Part 1 | 12-Oct-17 |
130 | Unveiling the myth of Africanised bees. Pt 2 | Jo-Anne Nina Sewlal | About the so called "African Killer Bee" - Part 2 | 19-Oct-17 |
131 | Those not so scary spiders | Jo-Anne Nina Sewlal | About spiders | 26-Oct-17 |
132 | Bioblitz heads deep south | Alexis Marianes and Mike Rutherford | Promotion of the upcoming 2017 Icacos Bioblitz | 02-Nov-17 |
133 | Moths on the move | Kris Sookdeo | About the white tailed page, Urania leilus | 16-Nov-17 |
134 | Bioblitzing south west | Mike Rutherford | About the 2017 Bioblitz | 30-Nov-17 |
135 | The big deal about biodiversity | Jo-Anne Nina Sewlal | On the biodiversity of T&T | 14-Dec-17 |
136 | The Aripo Savanna and a highway | TTFNC | On the proposed construction of the highway from Cumuto to Guaico | 18-Mar-18 |
137 | 2017 Year in Review | TTFNC | Review of environmental news in 2017 | 15-Apr-18 |
138 | Citizen Science | Danielle Morong | About the importance of citizen scientist in T&T | 22-Apr-18 |
139 | Crabs! Not just a delectable meal | Delezia Shivani Singh | Crabs in T&T | 26-May-2018 |
140 | Webs and what they are for | Jo-Anne Nina Sewlal | On the utility of a spider's web | 16-Jun-2018 |
141 | Exploring T&T's herpetofauna | Renoir Auguste | Review of the "A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Trinidad and Tobago" | 29-Jul-2018 |
142 | Scorpions! | Jo-Anne Nina Sewlal | About the ecology of scorpions | 19-Aug-2018 |
143 | Tobago’s timekeeper | Anjani Ganase | About one of the biggest (living) brain corals in the world in Tobago | 23-Sep-2018 |
144 | Bioblitz goes to Toco | Alexis Marianes | About one of the biggest (living) brain corals in the world in Tobago | 4-Nov-2018 |
145 | 2018 Year in Review | TTFNC | Review of environmental news in 2018 | 3-Feb-2019 |
146 | The other arachnids | Jo-Anne Nina Sewlal | About harvestmen and pseudoscorpions | 24-Feb-2019 |