STENAPA and RAVON A success story

Bart Kluskens Ronald Zollinger RAVON (April)

Vroege Vogels

•  Visited Statia in May •  Show aired September in

the Netherlands •  Main focus was the iguana •  Statia is the last Dutch

Caribbean refuge for this dwindling species

Press •  News of the iguana reached various

newspapers in the Netherlands and internet news following (inter)national press release – Trouw – De Telegraaf – Daily Herald – Soon to be featured on Vroege Vogels radio

show

Public outreach

Donations

•  To date we have received $2,500 in donations from the public

•  In addition we received an in-kind donation to design a handout card

•  Funding through QUAGGA (conservation support by Dutch zoo alliance) for education and outreach campaign

Public Events

•  Attention to iguanas through various symposiums and conservation events –  People & the Parks, September (Statia) –  Iguana foundation symposium, Tilburg,

September (NL) –  Conservation festival, Rotterdam,

October (NL) –  National RAVON-dag, Nijmegen,

November (NL) “Beschermen doen we samen”