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Grand view of Nassau harbor from water tower near Fort Fincastle, Bahamas. © Jonathan Kerr/TNC

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Portrait of a Kirtland Warbler wintering on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas. © Dave Currie

Kirtland's Warbler Captured on Film

This elusive songbird spends the winter months scattered among the islands of The Bahamas.
Whale skeleton displayed on the beach at the Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park. © Mark Godfrey/The Nature Conservancy

Crisis in the Checkout Line

Reusable bags can make a difference in the Bahamas and around the world.
Andros Island, Bahamas. Photo © Steve Schill

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On the largest of the Bahamian islands, the Conservancy is building coral nurseries and strengthening national parks.

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Conservancy marine scientist Ancilleno "Leno" Davis, M.Sc., observes a Queen Conch shell now inhabited by a hermit crab in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, Bahamas. © Jeff Yonover

Exuma Cays Slideshow

See images of the Caribbean's first land and sea park

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Portrait of a Kirtland Warbler wintering on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas. © Dave Currie

Tracking an Elusive Songbird

Conservancy scientist Leno Davis scores 20 seconds of video of the Kirtland's warbler in action.

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Lion in Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. © Kenneth K. Coe

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Arden O’Connor. © Lajla LeBlanc

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March 2009. A tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) and jacks in the Bahamas. The Conservancy is helping the Bahamian government achieve long-term protection of their national parks through The Caribbean Challenge--an unprecedented commitment by Caribbean governments to support and manage new and existing national parks and protected areas throughout the region. The goal for the participating governments is to protect at least 20 percent of their marine and coastal habitats by 2020. © Jeff Yonover

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