A Collection of Occasional Papers
This is an eclectic collection of occasional papers, some published locally
(Trinidad and Tobago), others in the international press and magazines. Several
have been presented at seminars in different parts of the world and at
home.
They cover a wide field: our Environment and its wise use, with
particular emphasis on our work with waterfowl, wondrous wetlands and
environmental education.
We hope that this publication will further stimulate
your interest in our Natural World, offering you some useful information of
lasting value, which will awaken and inspire you to deeper appreciation and
action!
This Publication is Out of Print.By Molly R. Gaskin
Edited by Karlyn Shephard
1992. Reprinted 1993
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Medicinal Plants of the
Pointe-a-Pierre Wild Fowl Trust
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Sea Turtles and Their
Habitats Trinidad & Tobago and the Caribbean
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Importance of
Wetlands
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Detailed map and information on Wetlands |
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The
Pointe-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust
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Wetlands Information
Sheet
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Forests and Wetlands
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Food Web in a Pond
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Energy Flow in a
Mangrove Swamp
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Wonders of Wetlands - A Teachers' Pack
Molly R. Gaskin & Karlyn Shephard
1993. Reprinted 1996
There can be few schools, whether in town or country, that are not far from a
pair of ducks. The Pointe-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust is an ideal starting
point for environmental studies. Within it there is a wealth of wildlife
under the water, but the most obvious will be the resident wildfowl (wild ducks
and other water birds).
If we had the task of designing a multi-purpose
animal, that could exploit many different habitats, we would be hard pressed to
improve upon most wildfowl. They are large and appealing, and are at home on
land, superb on and under water, and masters of the air! They are found from the
coldest Arctic lands to the hottest Equatorial rainforests.
Some brave the highest mountains or the most scorched deserts on exhausting
migratory flights. In short, wildfowl are amazing creatures.
Wetlands have long been regarded as wastelands. They were seen
as too wet, muddy, disease -ridden and full of dangerous wild animals. Nowadays
our attitudes are changing as we learn and understand more, and become more
environmentally aware. Wetlands are some of the most productive
and valuable ecosystems in our planet and so must be managed and used
wisely.
Some of the world's wetlands conjure up exotic images. Some of the
better known ones are: the Everglades of Florida, Okavango (the "Jewel of the
Kalahari") of Africa, the Amazon rainforest, the flood plains of the Nile in
Egypt, the Ganges in India, and the Mississippi in the U.S.A. Trinidad
has its own wetlands - the Caroni, Oropouche, and Nariva swamps; and
the Bon Accord Lagoon of Tobago. They are magical places full of
all types of living organisms....
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