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Defense is deploying additional soldiers for coastal surveillance

WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO — be recognized in time. for coastal observation. of interest under observa- in the Caribbean. This is
Defense is deploying addi- The extra effort also works tion concealed. Support- done in a variety of ways,
tional soldiers to the Coast The support is provided by preventively against ille- ing the civil authorities is from hurricane relief to sup-
Guard in the Caribbean to both army soldiers of the gal weapons or drug traf- one of the three main tasks port of the police or Coast
support with coastal surveil- Company in the West as ficking. The Compagnie in of the Ministry of Defense Guard.q
lance. The military are con- well as the Curacao mili- the West is specialized in
ducting additional coastal tia. Defense has decided both mobile observations
observations, this extra ef- on this deployment after (hereby they move on foot Birds flying high
fort is needed to prevent a request for assistance or in vehicles), as well as
possible landings with un- from the authorities of Cu- "static" observations where ORANJESTAD — On May 11th, 2010, the Aruba Bird-
documented migrants to racao to the Coast Guard they have specific areas life Conservation (ABC) was founded with the aim of
protecting the biodiversity in general and birds in and
around Aruba in particular. Among other things, the
foundation will focus on increasing the survival chanc-
es of species of wild birds by promoting their preserva-
tion and conservation.

The foundation publishes the most beautiful pictures
of local birds on their social media that show us the
beauty of Aruba’s birds and nature in general. Have a
look at their latest bird beauties.

Tricky choices
The rains are strengthening the synchronizations of our
flora and fauna. Cacti are bearing fruit as offerings
to our birds. Both are working on the next generation
and need each other in the process. Sometimes the
cacti can abundantly produce fruit which can make
the choices a bird has to make seem like a real luxury
problem. Both of these fruits are ready for harvesting.
But like in the case of humans who are offered a
chocolate from a box of different kinds of chocolates,
the well-known “tricky” question arises …. Which one
of these chocolates has my name written all over it?
Let me take a last closer look at the options, before I
make a wrong choice and miss out on the sweetest
among them. Will it be the one to the right, or the one
to the left? A Crested Bobwhite before a very tricky
choice! In Papiamento: Patrishi.

Migration
Bird migration is in its peak point. Like our tourists they
love to eat the best when they arrive in Aruba. A Black-
bellied Plover enjoying a hearty Aruban seafood meal
at Aruba’s National Park.
Let us be kind to our migratory guests! In Papiamento:
Lopi gris. q