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BNT Raises $100K at Cuban Pig Roast for Flamingo Conservation

BNT Raises $100K at Cuban Pig Roast for Flamingo Conservation May 11th, 2022 - Nassau, Bahamas The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) celebrated a return to in-person events with their first Cuban Pig Roast since 2020, held on Saturday, May 7th at the Maillis Farm. The event was a huge success, raising a total of $100,000 [...]

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BNT Announces Executive Director Eric Carey’s Departure

BNT Announces Executive Director Eric Carey’s Departure The organisation's governing Council begins the formal search for a new leader April 26th, 2022 - Nassau, Bahamas Today The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) announced that Eric Carey will step down as Executive Director on December 31, 2022. During his fifteen-year tenure as Executive Director, over $60M in

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BNT Continues to Recommend Protection for Athol Island

BNT Continues to Recommend Protection for Athol Island April 25th, 2022 - Nassau, Bahamas Recent reports in the media of three proposed tourism developments for Athol Island have raised concerns over the future of the small barrier island which protects northeastern New Providence from storm surge. The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) does not support the

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Celebrate National Parks Day 2022 with the BNT

Celebrate National Parks Day 2022 with the BNT The organisation's governing Council begins the formal search for a new leader April 20th, 2022 - Nassau, Bahamas We’re excited to invite the public to celebrate our 4th annual National Parks Day with us! National Parks Day is a fee-free day that offers admission to national parks

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BNT and the Elizabeth Harbour Conservation Partnership Sign MOU

BNT and the Elizabeth Harbour Conservation Partnership Sign MOU Boats anchored in Elizabeth Harbour © Catherine Booker April 1st, 2022 - Nassau, Bahamas The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) and the Elizabeth Harbour Conservation Partnership (EHCP) recently celebrated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two nonprofits. Both organizations share a vested interest

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BNT Responds to Deputy Prime Minister’s Comments on Sharks and Turtles

Photo by Colin Ruggerio November 6, 2020, NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) has taken note of the recent comments made by The Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) in the House of Assembly about sharks and turtles. While the BNT understands the concerns expressed by fishermen about shark interactions while fishing, spearfishing, and diving, the

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BNT Responds to Proposed Oil Exploration in The Bahamas

October 5, 2020, NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) has taken note of the recent national discussion, and media reports about the oil exploration well planned to be drilled before the end of this year by The Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC). BNT further notes that the recent statement by the Minister of Environment and

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Increased Reports of Illegal Poaching & Development in National Parks During Lockdown

May 2nd, 2020, NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Reconnaissance, led by The Bahamas National Trust (BNT), took place on Saturday, May 2nd, 2020, in cooperation with law enforcement, media, park wardens and other essential nation parks service staff members to act swiftly upon reports of poaching in Bonefish Pond National Park on the southern shores of New Providence.

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Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease: an Environmental Epidemic Ravaging Grand Bahama Marine Protected Areas

(APRIL 17, 2020) NASSAU, BAHAMAS- In November 2019, when it was first documented in The Bahamas, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) - a newly emergent marine epidemic with no cure- has rapidly spread in five months over 20 percent of coral reefs in Grand Bahama’s National Parks. The national parks that are affected include

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A Letter from our Executive Director on COVID-19

These certainly are challenging times that we find ourselves in! Not long ago, we were all leading very different lives, dashing about from one thing to another, going here and there, doing this and that. Now we find ourselves in the middle of a global pandemic, with no clear end in sight and no certainty

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