Birding the Wildest Islands of the Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago)
Birding the Wildest Islands of the Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago)
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While considered part of the Caribbean, the islands of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) bear a closer geological relation to mainland South America. Having been separated about ten or eleven thousand years ago, the biodiversity of these two islands is therefore considerably different from the other islands of the West Indies. With a surface area of only 5,131 square kilometres, the islands of T&T pack surprising variety in terms of habitat and climate. In this webinar, Faraaz talks about how these two factors combine to make T&T a unique birding destination, and how to comfortably view a couple hundred species in a couple of weeks with ample time set aside to soak in the famed “Caribbean island vibration”.
Organizer
Faraaz Abdool
Faraaz Abdool is an internationally published freelance conservation and wildlife photographer/writer who specializes in birds and the issues they face worldwide. He graciously serves on the Trinidad and Tobago Bird Status and Distribution Committee (formerly the Trinidad and Tobago Rare Bird Committee), and leads birding trips on both islands. Faraaz also runs yearly birding and wildlife tours to East Africa.
Faraaz is also the author of “Casual Birding in Trinidad & Tobago”, an extensive volume designed to market T&T as an attractive and easy birding destination as well as to educate the local population about their avian cohabitants.
Faraaz cultivates wildlife consciousness via his words and images, in a last-ditch attempt to reconnect humans with nature and save the world.