STENEPA: Towards understanding the functional ecology of the Lesser Antillean Iguana

Datum & tijd: 1-2-2025 - 1-2-2026

As a critically endangered species, most focus on this species is its conservation status and protecting its last populations. Though its functional ecology is poorly understood. The goal of this project is to better understand whether and which invertebrate species are dependent on iguanas, through their faeces. Primarily, you will build a dataset of iguana faeces throughout the year. Subsequently you will assess all invertebrate taxa that were present in these samples, identify them to species/genus/family level and help understand diversity and temporal patterns. Building this dataset will require frequent surveys for faeces collection as well as detailed labwork to identify invertebrate taxa.

Organisation: STENEPA (https://statiapark.org/)
Contact: volunteer@statiapark.org
Location: Sint Eustatius
Period: Year-round
Requirements: Fieldwork; adaptability; hiking (HBO/MASTER).