This week is Animal appreciation week, and everything about nature adventure!

We shall start with our appreciation and love for Mother Nature. St. Barths is a tropical island, meaning there are only 2 seasons: Rainy and Dry season. Most of the year its only hot and dry that’s why it is the perfect spot for vacationers from colder parts of the world.

St. Barths’ animals

The Iguana

What better way to appreciate nature than by appreciating the animals that are part of the ecosystem that provide us with life and sustainability.

The Iguanas of St. Barths are a great symbol of the spirit of St. Barths as an island. It is part of the statue of the Arawak that stands in roundabout Turmoil. This symbolizes the soul of St. Barths, and a perfect example since this statue reproduces the “cry of nature” and protects the island. In the same vein, each island inhabitant must do their part to protect Mother Nature in St. Barths. For if mother nature is harmed, the beauty of St. Barths will never be like what it is.

The WhaleSharks

Since we are on the subject of appreciation of nature and animals, here is another picture of St. Barths’ animals. We call this the gentle giant, since its size is is huge but it doesn’t harm directly unless unusually provoked.

This gentle-giant is a great representation of the phrase “Don’t be so quick to judge.” Why? This creature very huge in size is apparently very friendly. As you see in the photo above, it is even playing around with a human being diver. Look at the size of that animal it’s like 5 times bigger and maybe 20 times heavier than that person. And as you can see, if the whale will attack that diver, he won’t stand a change against it. But no, they are happily playing and swimming together, the whale is even showing off its body. So if we don’t take care and be careful with these animals, they might strike back and it will be more than a mismatch if we try and fight against these cold-blooded beings. Very big in size but very cute in heart, whales travel in groups and these types of whalesharks feed mostly on shrimp and are very very friendly and playful. But we do have to be careful around them since if we stir them the wrong way, they might get provoked and retaliate in a very unpleasant manner. For now, Mother Nature’s creations must be protected by each and everyone St. Barths inhabitant and visitor.

The Turtle

And for the last of the featured St. Barths animals, we shall go to the tiniest of the 3 and probably the most cute and adorable. These creatures can be often be seen on the island, near the shores of Governeur beach and many other beaches. Sometimes when they are still really small, they can be seen swimming in the little shores off the beachside, like this next picture.

These turtles can sometimes be seen on the roadside and we once featured a picture of them in one of our weekly updates in St. Barths of a guy holding a turtle giving him a nickname. Well we have a picture of the same turtle taken by our very own photographer. These animals are the stars of mother nature, just like humans are the stars in movie productions. These animals represent the cycle of fertilizer-plants-animals-humans. So it’s fair for us to let them be part of this update, giving them a chance to shine and be on the spotlight.

Issuu bicycle touring environment friendly

Page 35 of an Issuu magazine issue, suggests that cycling is also a really nice way to explore the island since:

1. you don’t waste gas

2. it is environment-friendly

3. you can fully explore the island since you can easily move and stop to where you’re going

4. it is cheaper

5. it is also a form of fitness exercise

These 5 tips convince us that biking St. Barths hillsides and other natural scenes is one of the best ways to explore. Since our topic is helping out mother nature and respecting the surroundings and its creatures, this way we are already doing our part in preserving the ecology of St. Barths island. Healthy living for us, healthy living for the animals and plants, Mother Nature is happy.

Something to ponder on

All in all, if we don’t take care of nature and its animals and surroundings, it will be us who will suffer the consequences. So before you throw that can of soda on the side of the street, before you throw cut that because you want to build a swimming pool, before you use plastic for your groceries, think for a second. Will this help the environment? Will it not cause more harm than good? If I do this, might I suffer in the end? These questions propounded on ones mind will make us think twice of doing acts that will cause danger to our health and environment. Taking care of mother nature is an obligation, a mandatory duty and a responsibility.

We leave you with some great St. Barths sights that we may not see again if we don’t help conserve and protect nature. It would be a sad sight if we don’t have these anymore.

These spectacular St. Barths views, are the reason why St. Barths will always be special and unique. So what are you waiting for? Book a flight and experience our magnificent villas now! But remember, let us all help and protect Mother Nature together!