Conference working sessions begin on Tuesday and run through Thursday at the College of The Bahamas in Oakes Field. The sessions are open to the public for a small registration fee.

Over 80 talks by both Bahamian and international researchers are being presented at the three-day conference. The presentations will also include work by Bahamian college students. And there will be several field trips to family island national parks.

Featured speakers include Dr Peter Marra, one of the world’s top experts on migratory birds, and acclaimed wildlife photographer and conservationist Melissa Groo.

Marra heads the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Centre in Washington DC.Groo is the wildlife photography columnist for Outdoor Photographer magazine, and a contributor to Wild Planet magazine.

Top sponsors for the event are the College of The Bahamas, the Atlantis Resort, the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, and John Watling’s Distillery.

Registration is $50 per day or $100 for the entire conference. BNT members pay only $10 to attend the entire conference, and COB faculty and students may register for free.

Learn more by visiting www.bnt.bs.

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