The nest of an endangered Black-capped Petrel seabird was found for the first time on the slopes of Pic La Selle, Haiti on 24 May 2022 by a small team of Haitian biologists from Action pour la Sauvegarde de l’Ecologie en Haiti (ACSEH) and Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC). The discovery of the Black-capped Petrel nest represents only the third-known nesting area of these seabirds in Haiti. It also represents the first-ever confirmed Black-capped Petrel nest on Pic La Selle.

Researchers have confirmed a sighting of an Endangered Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata), known locally as “the Diablotin bird,” in flight over Dominica earlier this year. If nesting is confirmed, Dominica would be the second known nesting island for Black-capped Petrel in the world.

EPIC Sint Maarten invites people interested in becoming volunteer hike leaders to participate in a two-hour training session this Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 9 – 11 a.m.