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News
Improving collaboration thanks to Dominican lizards
The MERCI project is a research program aiming at improving the knowledge on several species of invasive exotic reptiles in the Lesser...
Turtles and geckos: a mission with a double challenge in Martinique
Invasive alien species represent a major threat to island biodiversity. Many species of reptiles, recently arrived or established for a...
Martinique: a three-week mission to study freshwater turtles
Freshwater turtles may seem harmless, but some species are nonetheless invasive and potentially dangerous for local biodiversity. This is...
Looking for anole lizards: A mission in Dominica
A new mission has just ended in Dominica. Although conducted for scientific purposes, the mission was also a great human adventure in this...
On the way to the next field missions in Dominica and Martinique
Six months after the first field mission to Saint Lucia and Dominica, a new field mission combining once again training and data recording...
Reptiles: success for the first field mission for the MERCI project
Island of Saint Lucia, November 2021. Among the branches, a furtive movement betrays the fear of a lizard that has just been spotted, not...
Caribaea Initiative gets support from the Caribbean program Interreg for its project about invasive reptiles
A success with a taste of victory for the association, accompanied by a great challenge to come. The MERCI project (Managing Exotic...
Publications
- Mission reports n°1, Saint Lucia and Dominica, November 2021 (PDF)
- Mission reports n°2, Dominica, May 2022 (PDF)
- Mission reports n°3, Martinique, May-June 2022 (PDF)
- Mission reports n°4, Martinique, November 2022 (PDF)
- Mission reports n°5, Les Saintes, February 2023 (PDF)
- Master report – Creation of an Android application about invasive exotic reptiles (PDF, in French)
- Master report – Impact of urbanization on a native and an invasive species from Dominica (PDF)
- Master report – Invasion dynamic of the mourning gecko in Guadeloupe (PDF, in French)
Media coverage
- Website of Interreg Caribbean : https://interreg-caraibes.eu/merci
- Follow our news on social media with the account of the association Caribaea Initiative: Facebook, Twitter (international), Twitter (French), LinkedIn
- TV report – Channel Guadeloupe la 1ère
- Press article – Journal France Antilles Martinique – Mission about freshwater turtles (French)
- Press article – Journal Médiaterre – Presentation of the projet (French)
- Press article – Journal Guadeloupe la 1ère – Mission about freshwater turtles (French)
- Press article – Journal Guadeloupe la 1ère – Collaboration to study invasive reptiles (French)
Videos
The MERCI project is coordinated by Caribaea Initiative, an international NGO that develops research and education projects for the conservation of biodiversity in the Caribbean.
The MERCI project is co-funded by the INTERREG Caribbean program under the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER).
The MERCI project, acronym for ” Managing Exotic Reptiles on Caribbean Islands”, aims to study invasive exotic reptiles in order to adapt management measures.