Recognising that the management of natural
resources is hindered by a lack of baseline data, but, knowing the growing
level of public interest in the environment in our country, Bush Maco TT was
born. Bush Maco TT was created by a volunteer-based team of local ecologists who are
passionate about Trinbagonian wildlife. Bush Maco is intended to be a portal for archiving the nature that you as citizens observe.
Since Trinis love to maco (for all you non-Trinbagonians, maco means to mind
other people’s business i.e. to gossip), what better than to encourage the
citizens of Trinidad and Tobago to maco about nature? The vision of Bush Maco TT is to use the power
of citizen science to document the natural history of Trinidad and Tobago to
better understand the nation's ecological systems and guide decision making.
In this instance, citizen science is where in our day-to-day lives, people who are often regularly in the same area, have the
opportunity to make year-round observations of nature in a specific location.
There are also many of our citizens are keen hikers, amateur naturalists and
hunters, spending countless hours in the bush observing culturally and
ecologically important species. So if
you have been out and about and seen interesting wildlife or plants, Bush Maco TT
wants to hear about it. Everything you document will help better
understand our natural history. All your observations of species are important.
>>Visit the Bush Maco TT website and begin sharing what you see!
>> Check out the article "Become a Bush Macco" in the Trinidad Express Newspapers!
Sustainable management also applies to wildlife body parts and/or products derived from wildlife as well as their habitats. The Policy addresses issues related to the endangerment and management of threatened species. It also focuses on key policy issues related to the management of game species and the engagement of civil society in wildlife management.
