 We cater to the needs of each individual group and programs can be tailored according to specific interests. Below is one of the many testimonials we receive about our study programs: "...I have taught a tropical ecology travel-study course at two universities for more than 15 years with trips to south Florida, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Brazil and Belize. Considering all of the facilities I have utilized, The Possum Point Biological Station has provided the best experience for my students and me. The station is located on an excellent site near the diversity of environments characteristic of the Neotropical coastal zone. The staff is composed of people from the local community, who are knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. Interaction with the staff and the local community adds a significant cultural dimension to a visit to Possum Point. All of the features combine to make the Possum Point Biological Station one of the top facilities for educational groups in the Neotropics!" Dr. Patrick Kangas
Natural Resources Management Program
University of Maryland at College Park
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| MARINE ENVIRONMENT OPTIONS (WEE WEE CAYE MARINE LAB) |
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- CORAL REEF ECOLOGY...corals, sponges, fish, invertebrates, marine plants
- MANGROVE ECOLOGY...explore uninhabited mangrove islands, snorkle among submerged mangrove roots festooned with colorful sponges, tunicates, brittle stars and other invertebrates
   - GEOLOGY...reef formations, island formation and evidence of sea level rise
- ORNITHOLOGY...Frigatebird, Brown Booby, and Brown Pelican rookeries
| TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT OPTIONS (POSSUM POINT BIOLOGICAL STATION) |
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- LOWLAND TROPICAL FLOOD FORESTS...accessible by trails or boats to other sites
- BOTANY...riparian forests, wet and pine savannahs, orchids, bamboo, and much more
- BARRIER BEACHES AND MANGROVE LAGOONS
- RIVER ECOSYSTEMS...freshwater and estuarine
   - ORNITHOLOGY...well over a 100 species of "yard birds", not to mention the parrots, parakeets, toucans and raptors flying overhead and the early morning squawking of the chachalacas
- MAMMOLOGY...many species of bats, coatimundis, anteaters, peccary, tapir, and the cats
- ENTOMOLOGY...ants of every description, beetles, and many butterflies including the Blue Morpho
- COCKSCOMB BASIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY...the world's only Jaguar Preserve. Upland forests and clear streams
   - MAYFLOWER MAYAN RUINS...recently opened, currently being excavated. Stream and waterfalls
- SERPON SUGAR MILL...abandoned 1800's steam sugar mill with remnants of the machinery used
- CREOLE, GARIFUNA, AND MAYAN VILLAGES...cultural interactions
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