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The IDB and the BNT have once again teamed up to the train residents on Long island and San Salvador as bird guides. Led by The Bahamas National Trust and in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism (MOT), the training commenced in October with a total of 21 participants from both islands participating in theory [...]

The Bahamas National Trust, in collaboration with community members in Exuma, The Nature Conservancy, The Exuma Foundation and Elizabeth Harbour Conservation Partnership, have finalized a draft management plan for Moriah Harbour Cay National Park through funding from the Bahamas Protected Project.

BNT Press Release:  Poaching Convictions – August 15, 2018 The Bahamas National Trust joins Bahamian fishermen who have expressed satisfaction with a recent landmark ruling by magistrate Cara Turnquest when she levied massive fines on recently convicted foreign poachers caught fishing illegally in Bahamian Waters. The Bahamas National Trust as the manager of the national

Press Release Lighthouse Point August 9, 2018 The BNT Council in April of 2013 approved a resolution to support efforts of the One Eleuthera Foundation and the Eleuthera Land Conservancy to protect Lighthouse Point from “unsustainable development”. The Bahamas National Trust wishes to go on record to confirm that we remain opposed to unsustainable development

The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) is beaming with pride after being selected for a major donation as part of the Discovery Channel’s exciting show “Shark Tank Meets Shark Week” which aired last night on the Discovery Channel. The Sharks – tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons, search to invest in the best businesses and products

The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) is beaming with pride after being selected for a major donation as part of the Discovery Channel’s exciting show “Shark Tank Meets Shark Week” which aired last night on the Discovery Channel. The Sharks – tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons, search to invest in the best businesses and products

Young volunteers and their parents play such a BIG part of the BNT’S conservation efforts. It is with their limitless generosity, passion, support, attention, and love that we survive as an organization. Last week, 18 Boy Scouts and 5 adults with their leader Tim Poole from the Bucomm Street, United Methodist Church in Greenville, South Carolina volunteered

THE Bahamas National Trust is celebrating ten years of facilitating a nature and environmental awareness camp for local youth. In a press release, the BNT revealed that in the span of one decade, 300 teenagers have partaken in Eco Camp – an annual summer expedition hosted by the non-profit organization. Eco Camp launched in 2008

On Monday July 9th, Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain in Court #8, fined five persons from Puerto Rico, $2500 each after they pleaded guilty to fishing in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park (ECLSP). The park is a “no take” marine protected area. While delivering her sentence, the magistrate scolded the defendants, telling them

Warderick Wells, Exuma Cays – A foreign flagged Sportfishing Vessel was observed actively fishing within the boundary of the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park. On July 6th, at approximately 1300 hrs, a joint patrol team consisting of an ECLSP Park Warden and Royal Bahamas Defence Force Marine spotted and intercepted a 63’ Sportfisher approximately