Antigua and Barbuda

Size: 108 mi² or 281 km²

Population: 98,180

Language: English and Creole

Government: Self, Commonwealth of the United Kingdom

Tallest Peak: Antigua, Boggy Peak at 1,319 feet/402 meters

Rare Species: Griswold’s Ameiva

Fun Fact: Antigua’s highest peak was temporarily named Mount Obama, for U.S. President Barrack Obama, during 2009-2016.

Trivia Question: Barbuda’s major tourist attraction is the Western Hemisphere’s largest nesting colony of which seabird?

Answer: The mangroves of Barbuda’s Codrington Lagoon harbor over 5,000 Magnificent Frigatebirds. Tours of the lagoon are a popular tourist activity.

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Avian Influenza Monitoring

Part of a global effort to understand the movement of avian influenza, EPIC sampled 25 waterbird species for avian influenza in the Caribbean in 2008.

Seabird Research for Publication of the Seabird Breeding Atlas of the Lesser Antilles

EPIC conducted and published the first regional assessment of seabird populations for the Lesser Antilles covering 3,162 nautical miles and over 200 islands.